Original subtitles

A SHOCHIKU FILM

Produced by SOZOSHA

Distributed by SHOCHIKU CO., LTD.

THREE RESURRECTED DRUNKARDS (SINNER IN PARADISE)

I just up and died

I just up and died

I just up and died

And went off to heaven

Right up a long stairway

A stairway of pretty clouds

I climbed all the way up

Stumbling back and forth

Tottering and swaying

I kept on a-climbing

Until I finally made it

To heaven's gate

Heaven's a cool place Come up and see

The booze is good And the girls are pretty

The way I died

Was while driving drunk

I just up and died

I just up and died

I just up and died

And went off to heaven

But here in heaven

There's a mean ole god

He takes your booze away

And hollers all the time

"Listen here: Heaven ain't such an easygoing place!

Be more serious!"

Heaven's a cool place Come up and see

The booze is good And the girls are pretty

I just keep on drinking

All day, every day

Now I've forgotten

All about that mean ole god

I told you we shouldn't go swimming.

- Why'd they leave money? - Who knows a thief's mind?

This was no thief. Somebody just needed to borrow some clothes

and left 500 yen apiece in appreciation.

Beanpole, didn't you have the cigarettes?

- They were in my pocket. - My student ID was in mine.

Shit!

Out here they won't know yet that the price has gone up.

We only have 1,000 yen.

Let's try.

A pack of Shinsei, please.

Forty yen, right?

Shinsei are 40 yen?

That's right, granny. All over Japan.

All over Japan?

Just a minute.

Hello, police?

Three odd fellows here are saying that Shinsei cost 40 yen.

You said to watch for people who don't know the new price.

It must be them!

You boys must be them. You rascal!

Who's them?

- Them... rascal! - Rascal!

He says they're 40 yen all over Japan.

All right, I'll give you 50.

They're still here.

Why get so worked up over 10 yen

that they'd send out patrol cars?

The police have plenty of money.

I guess they get the extra 10 yen.

- No, it's 'cause we're them. - Oh yeah, right.

Beanpole, at least the police won't notice you.

What are you doing here?

We were just... you know...

Beanpole, you talk to him.

Where's the nearest bus stop?

The bus station?

You're looking for transportation. You must be them.

That's right.

You don't wear Japanese sandals much, do you?

Not once since he was born.

They're uncomfortable.

Never worn them?

I see. Come with me.

We just forgot the price went up. Ever forget things, pops?

We said we'd pay the 10 yen later. We just forgot.

Get up!

Don't be so rough! We haven't done anything wrong.

- We going to the police box? - Police headquarters!

The Imjin River's clear waters

Flowing on and on

Shore birds flocking together

Flying free across the sky

Here in the southern lands I call home

Oh, those distant memories

Of the Imjin's clear waters

Flowing on and on

Our clothes!

Thief!

- It's these clothes. - I could just go on to Tokyo.

- And leave us here? - You can't come dressed like that.

Can't buy two outfits with only 1,000 yen.

Why don't we go to the police and explain?

Tell them somebody took our clothes while we were swimming?

They won't believe us.

I'm dizzy.

I'm dizzy

I'm hungry.

Heat's worse when you're hungry.

How long do we have to stay here?

The town's full of police spies.

We're better off naked.

Better to take someone else's clothes.

You mean steal?

- She said to steal some clothes. - Yeah, she did.

You need kid's clothes!

CRACK DOWN ON STOWAWAYS WEEK

You done with that?

Oh, yeah.

Thank you for your hard work, Officer.

Don't be silly.

Have they -

No, not yet.

Those guys are quick. Came all the way from Korea,

so they're desperate not to get caught.

Korea?

Stowaways. There are lots of them lately.

We have to work all night - a real drag.

So you still haven't caught them?

No.

Do you know what they look like?

No, just their heights.

I'll catch cold like this.

Thank goodness.

What are you doing?

A memento of when we were mistaken for Korean stowaways.

Get rid of those.

Nobody will believe what we went through.

I guess it's quite a life experience.

The final adventure of our student days.

Idiots! What if we're caught in the dragnet?

That girl thought we really were Korean.

She had a nice look in her eye.

One that says, "Steal if you have to," right?

- Did you come to return our clothes? - Did you just throw ours away?

Yes.

Go get them.

Yes, sir.

Here they are.

Did you take anything out of our pockets,

like money or a student ID?

Yes. I'll be keeping them.

Put those on.

You've gotta be kidding! We've had enough!

Put them on!

What if we refuse?

It's real!

Okay, we'll put them on!

- Then you'll let us go? - Put them on!

We are.

Now what? Are you going to shoot us?

Hurry up!

You are now Corporal Cheonil Yi of the Korean Army.

You came as a stowaway to evade serving in Vietnam.

And you're Korean high school student Hwa Kim.

You came along with Cheonil Yi

in hopes of entering a Japanese university.

That's actually you two.

But your hopes were in vain,

because an unknown assailant shot you right here.

The Japanese newspapers will have a big question mark in their headlines

and leave it at that.

- What about me? - I don't want to kill unnecessarily.

I see.

But you're Japanese, so I can't believe you'd stay silent.

Their bodies will be discovered tomorrow morning.

Your bleached bones will be found much later...

up in the hills.

Button your collar! A Korean soldier has to look sharp!

It's buttoned wrong!

But...

Run!

- We had one foot in hell. - Looks like they didn't follow us.

We made it.

Final adventure of our student days?

This is the dramatic grand finale.

But nobody's going to believe it.

A Korean corporal.

Korean Corporal Cheonil Yi,

and Hwa Kim, Korean student!

- And who am I? - You're just a beanpole.

OMURA PRISON - NAGASAKI

Cheonil Yi, Hwa Kim, and Beanpole: You are hereby sentenced to deportation.

SEA OF JAPAN

Good-bye, Japan.

Good-bye, Japan.

PUSAN HARBOR

PRISON

You all volunteered to go to Vietnam.

BARRACKS

THE EAST CHINA SEA

Good-bye, Korea.

U.S. ARMY HEADQUARTERS SAIGON

THE FRONT LINES

I wish I'd met you earlier,

but now I'm dead.

I wish I'd met you earlier,

but now I'm dead.

You couldn't steal any clothes?

You're hopeless. Quick, take those off.

It's a long story. Please listen.

You'll get caught, after crossing all that sea!

We didn't cross the sea. We just took a dip in the water.

You mind dressing like a girl?

Who the hell is this girl?

She's a nice person.

You have relatives in Tokyo?

Nope, we just rent a room.

Idiot. Why not just tell her the whole truth?

I already know the truth. Don't say a word.

We're not Kor–

Don't talk.

Heart-to-heart communication is best -

You won't get away!

Dressing up in different clothes won't help you!

Even dressed as a girl?

It's your height.

Is something wrong?

What are you doing with those guys?

Who does he mean?

This is a girl.

Damn it! Are you flirting with them under my nose?

You were wetting your bed just yesterday!

It's her he's after, not us.

Turn around!

You've been an incontinent brat since you were small!

I don't know how many times you peed on my back

as I patiently carried you from village to town!

Bought you milk with my own food money! And this is your thanks!

A nice girl like her wouldn't wet her bed!

I'll go comfort her.

Hey, pisser!

Turn around, you bed-wetter!

Look at me!

The corporal isn't here.

You're giving my notebook back?

Turn around, pisser!

I CAN'T PRONOUNCE JAPANESE, SO I'LL WRITE INSTEAD.

SORRY WE HAD TO TAKE YOUR CLOTHES.

Then give them back!

AND I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO KILL YOU ALL TOO.

You'd really do it?

YES.

Why even bother to tell us?

Shall we kill him first? He's all alone.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW SORRY WE ARE.

GOOD-BYE.

- How do we do it? - Let's push him off.

A student ID.

That's mine.

And that's mine.

You! Get down here!

You bitch! Causing all this trouble!

Pops, stop it!

What?

You kidnapped my daughter! How about I call the cops?

Hey! Attempted kidnapping! Female abduction!

Are they going to get on?

They will if we do.

Damn it.

- I'm going. - What for?

To save her from her inhuman foster father.

Fool! You're walking right into a gun!

If I let her go now, I may never meet

a girl like her again.

"And I'm sorry we have to kill you all too."

Think we're safe just staying here?

Fool! If I die, I want to die by her side.

She'll nurse me back to life. You guys don't understand.

Wait! Think this through!

It's her!

It's him!

Hey, we don't have tickets.

Occupied.

Tell him.

Excuse us, but this is life or death.

We'll pay in Tokyo.

Please let us go, conductor.

The conductor's in the next car.

Come out here.

Are you going to shoot?

We're in a tunnel.

How many tunnels to Tokyo?

- It stinks! - Just hold on!

Think he'll pass as a Korean corporal dressed as a girl?

Listen...

I don't want to die in a skirt. - Did you toss the uniform?

Didn't you notice?

That girl's wearing your uniform. She looks like a real soldier.

Go see for yourself in the next car.

We're safe!

Use your head while you're still alive.

You've really done it now, smarty-pants.

Now he'll make us change and shoot us for real!

Goddamn you!

Terribly sorry to disturb you,

but might I have the clothes the young lady is wearing?

How dare you! Have you no shame?

You just want to see her naked!

How about for 20,000 yen?

20,000 yen? Make it 40,000.

Very well.

I want the student uniform in her bag too.

Fine. 80,000 for both.

You have the uniform?

You slut!

You did it with a student too?

That'll be 80,000 yen.

Get those clothes off now!

No, I won't.

You fool! It's 80,000 yen! Now strip!

Are you a policeman?

Stay here!

Running after men like a cat in heat!

I brought the clothes. Please change.

We refuse.

- Open up. - No.

Then we'll put them on you after we kill you.

Wait. If I'm gonna die, I wanna die in her clothes.

I'm opening up.

Such a short-lived romance.

It still won't button right.

Don't worry. We'll button it later.

Like this?

There are two of us. We need two bodies.

How can you say that at a time like this?

It'd be nice if a couple bodies just fell from the sky.

Damn, if only this were Vietnam.

There are corpses all over the place there.

Use my body, please!

What? That would be such a waste!

I want to die with him.

Fool! With this poisonous bug?

He may be your foster father, but you don't owe him anything.

He's not my father.

Then why die with a complete stranger?

He's my husband.

Please fire.

Wait a minute. Would a Korean shoot a Korean?

We're Koreans!

Stop! We can't kill Koreans.

- Are you Japanese? - No. I'm Korean.

- Why? - Because I am.

Are you Japanese?

Why?

- No, I'm Korean. - Why?

Because I am.

Are you Japanese?

Are you Japanese?

No.

I just up and died

I just up and died

I just up and died

And went off to heaven

Right up a long stairway

A stairway of pretty clouds

I climbed all the way up

Stumbling back and forth

Tottering and swaying

I kept on a-climbing

Until I finally made it

To heaven's gate

Heaven's a cool place Come up and see

The booze is good And the girls are pretty

The way I died

Was while driving drunk

I just up and died

I just up and died

I just up and died

And went off to heaven

But here in heaven

There's a mean ole god

He takes your booze away

And hollers all the time

"Listen here: Heaven ain't such an easygoing place!

Be more serious!"

Heaven's a cool place Come up and see

The booze is good And the girls are pretty

I just keep on drinking

All day, every day

Now I've forgotten

All about that mean ole god

I told you we shouldn't go swimming.

- Why'd they leave money? - Who knows a thief's mind?

This was no thief. Somebody just needed to borrow some clothes

and left 500 yen apiece in appreciation.

Beanpole, didn't you have the cigarettes?

- They were in my pocket. - My student ID was in mine.

Shit!

Out here they won't know yet that the price went up.

We only have 1,000 yen.

Let's try.

A pack of Shinsei, please.

Forty yen, right?

Shinsei are 40 yen?

That's right, granny. All over Japan.

All over Japan?

Just a minute.

Hello, police?

Three odd fellows here are saying that Shinsei cost 40 yen.

You said to watch for people who don't know the new price.

It must be them!

You boys must be them. You rascal!

Who's them?

- Them... rascal! - Rascal!

He says they're 40 yen all over Japan.

All right, I'll give you 50.

They're still here.

A pack of Shinsei is 50 yen, right?

I'll just borrow a match.

What's going on?

Police?

There are three odd fellows here.

He just left.

Go after him.

Excuse me. Where's the nearest bus stop?

It's hard to explain.

I'll take you there.

Thanks.

Could you please take a look at my foot?

I'm no doctor.

STOWAWAYS?

REPORT ALL SUSPICIOUS PERSONS TO THE POLICE

Walk straight ahead.

We'll be fine from here on.

We'll just go where we like.

Disregarding others' kindness is un-Japanese!

Where's that nice dog of yours?

Right behind me.

- Let's go. - Let's steal some clothes.

Wait till we meet her.

How can you be so calm when we're in danger?

We weren't in danger until after the bath.

We're safe in here. Let's enjoy it a bit longer.

Hurry up, miss!

Hey, let's go.

- She isn't coming, you fool. - What do you mean?

Hurry up!

Better to take someone else's clothes.

Right away!

We'll be waiting out front.

You don't have them, do you?

Of course not.

Didn't she say to go this way?

Don't worry.

Those guys aren't there.

Let's go.

Why don't we take this other road instead?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Not that way.

It's all right. We had the clothes last time.

It's best not to follow me.

Let's go back.

It's okay.

Why are you going that way?

I'll go where I want!

But it's dangerous.

Well, maybe it's okay this time, since the clothes aren't a problem.

What?

You're just after the clothes?

Run!

- Did you just throw our clothes away? - Yes.

Go get them.

Yes, sir.

Here they are.

Put them on.

You've gotta be kidding! We've had enough!

Put them on!

You are now Corporal -

Cheonil Yi - that's me.

I came as a stowaway to evade serving in Vietnam.

Korean high school student Hwa Kim - that's me.

I came with Cheonil Yi in hopes of entering a Japanese university.

Are you spies? How do you know all that?

But our hopes were in vain,

because an unknown assailant shot us right here.

The Japanese newspapers will have a big question mark in their headlines.

Hurry up.

Son of a bitch!

I know. My bleached bones will be found later.

Button your collar! A Korean soldier has to look sharp!

You gonna button it wrong again this time?

It's buttoned wrong.

But...

What are you doing?

Stop it!

Stop it!

Korean soldiers don't fight with students!

But I'm Cheonil Yi!

And I'm Hwa Kim!

And I'm a Korean beanpole.

So you understand?

Then die with those names.

We thank you deeply, Japanese youth.

- What? We're Korean. - One hundred percent!

You look a little odd. Where are you from?

Who tries to kill Koreans?

Are you two Japanese?

Cut the crap! We're stowaway Korean soldiers.

Prove it.

Buy some time.

You can't shoot until you prove it.

What are you talking about?

I'm a genuine Korean soldier.

A Korean recruit makes 60 won,

private 2nd class 90 won, private 1st class 120 won,

leading private 150 won, corporal 180 won.

Right. I'm a Korean corporal, and I make 180 won.

How much are Korean cigarettes?

Pagoda Filters cost 35 won.

You can't even buy six packs a month.

In Vietnam, you'd get 343,200 won for dying instantly,

a protracted death would be 228,400 won...

and a slow death would be 171,600 won.

The three of you together couldn't even buy a car.

What's so funny?

Those are funny pants... like that girl's.

You're a rascal, aren't you?

Still here, in those clothes?

They're picking a fight, saying we're not Korean.

Isn't that dumb?

You tell 'em, miss.

I'm not sure who you are,

but these three poor souls just snuck into Japan from Korea.

Please let them go.

Miss, if these are Koreans, please leave it to us.

What would Japanese like you know about Koreans?

We Koreans -

Wait!

Good-bye.

Please wait. If you go now, we Koreans -

Flirting again?

Who are you?

They're stowaways from Korea.

So you came a long way across the sea! Good job!

These strange Japanese men are harassing them.

What's that? We're the ones who crossed the sea.

Good job to you too!

One, two, three, four, five.

- Who'd come over dressed like that? - Japanese impersonating Koreans!

I'm Cheonil Yi!

So am I!

Hold on a sec.

I'll find out for sure. I've got 15 years' experience.

Stowaways bring plenty of money.

What's this?

I've never seen such poor stowaways!

This is a disgrace! I can't believe we're countrymen!

You have people in Tokyo who'll pay for you, right?

Yes, I have parents and a brother and sister there.

I have two brothers in Tokyo and one in Shizuoka.

Great!

I'll take you all the way to Tokyo tomorrow.

We'll even stop at the Ito hot springs.

Good night.

It's nice to be alive and sleeping in a futon.

You think it's safe to sleep?

Sure they won't sneak in here and shoot us?

Or this one might do us in.

He might be angry about the girl.

That poisonous bug could come in through here and stab us!

Hey, wake up.

What is it?

Let's run for it.

There's only one futon.

Don't be such a prude! So what if they're young?

Service as usual! - But they're lying.

Then service for both groups! - No.

Go!

He's on top of her.

Stop peeping.

Are they in this together?

That's why I said to run for it.

Button it right this time.

That's what he meant by "service."

Give it up.

He's asleep.

Maybe he's calling for his mother in Korean.

I can't look.

He says he looks after her,

but he's just a poisonous bug!

You're gonna lose your gun.

He isn't human.

This is like Beauty and the Bug. I can't take it.

That's not the face of a man who's about to die.

Yeah, you should be grimacing.

Yeah, grimace.

Not your whole face.

Just the half he's aiming at.

Grimace or cramp - it shows which side is going to die first.

A little more.

Don't shoot!

Ah, sorry. I couldn't sleep last night.

They aren't chasing us anymore.

If they do, we'll use these.

I'm glad we're going to Tokyo together.

That was some act you put on last night.

What act?

That we're Korean and they're Japanese.

That was no act. It's all true.

That's right. We're originally Korean.

Don't pretend for her.

Miss, we're really Japanese.

What are you talking about? I'm Cheonil Yi.

And I'm Hwa Kim.

And me?

You saying you're Japanese?

Can you take these four to the train station? It's okay, guys!

The Imjin River's clear waters

Flowing on and on

Shore birds flocking together

Flying free across the sky

Here in the southern lands I call home

Oh, those distant memories

Of the Imjin's clear waters

Flowing on and on

From the northern plains

To the southern skies

What's that?

A hand.

And a face!

Driver.

It's three against one!

Drop it.

Get a rock.

I wonder how I should grimace right now.

Listen...

Drop the gun.

Stop the truck!

Shoot!

You did it!

I knew last night that you were the real Koreans.

But now you've killed two Japanese men,

and that might mean a little problem.

But I'm here to help. Leave everything to me.

Money makes the world go round. It can fix anything.

You'd take us all the way to Tokyo?

Of course...

and anything else you need.

I'll look after you like I do with her. See how I followed when she ran away?

I'll look after you your whole lives.

Poisonous bug!

Where are you going?

Please wait.

He claimed to take care of you, but he made you his mistress.

He worked you like a servant

and even made you service complete strangers.

He's a poisonous bug, a viper. It's good you're free of him.

You're not Koreans.

I am. I'm Cheonil Yi.

We're Japanese.

You're no Koreans.

Koreans wouldn't kill other Koreans.

That man may have been a bug, but he was Korean.

Good-bye.

You mean...

this is the end?

- We'll meet once again. - Thank you.

Next time we'll meet as enemies,

and you'll kill me or I'll kill you.

Then let's not meet.

No, we certainly will.

Damn it! Why did I shoot?

- That was some experience! - It sure was.

Now for the grand finale in Tokyo.

Such a short-lived romance.

Cut it out.

Your first love is the hardest, and you can never go back.

Then let's go back to the beach and redo it.

I've had enough of the beach.

Why so rattled? We're Japanese.

We have nothing to fear in Japan.

But I'm Cheonil Yi.

And I'm Hwa Kim.

What's that for?

Still in a Korean daze?

Get over it before we reach Tokyo.

"What would Japanese like you know about Koreans?"

We'll be adding one first-class and two second-class cars at this station.

If this were a movie...

she'd come running into my arms now.

Yeah, if it was by some stupid Japanese director.

It's you, isn't it?

But you died.

You're still with him?

Quit it. This is too creepy.

Have we become enemies now, like you said?

If these two are here, that means...

Relax. They're not here.

Start walking.

The bathroom again?

That's right. The bathroom.

How many tunnels to Tokyo?

It stinks!

Just hold on!

Think he'll pass as a Korean corporal dressed as a girl?

I can't be Cheonil Yi, can I?

I don't want to die in a skirt.

- Open up for your clothes. - No.

- Open up. - No!

Then we'll put them on you after we kill you.

Wait a second.

If I have to die, I want to wear her clothes.

I'm opening up.

A tunnel's coming. Hurry up and change.

Is it okay for a Korean to shoot other Koreans?

You shot me first, didn't you?

I'm Cheonil Yi!

I'm Hwa Kim!

I'm the Korean beanpole!

Starring

THE FOLK CRUSADERS:

KAZUHIKO KATO, OSAMU KITAYAMA NORIHIKO HASHIDA

KEI SATO

MAKO MIDORI

FUMIO WATANABE

HOSEI KOMATSU

TAIJI TONOYAMA

Crew

Produced by MASAYUKI NAKAJIMA Screenplay by TAKESHI TAMURA,

MAMORU SASAKI, MASAO ADACHI NAGISA OSHIMA

Cinematography by YASUHIRO YOSHIOKA

Production Design by JUSHO TODA

Music by HIKARU HAYASHI

Edited by KEIICHI URAOKA

Assistant Director KIYOSHI OGASAWARA

Directed by NAGISA OSHIMA

Subtitles by Subtext Subtitling, Los Angeles