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FEMALE SLAVE SHIP

A Mitsugu Okura Production

Starring Bunta Sugawara

Utako Mitsuya

Yoko Mihara

Tetsuro Tanba

Directed by Yoshiki Onoda

1 945: The Approach of Defeat

The Tachibana convoy has been sunk east of Luzon...

...by an enemy torpedo attack.

And the kamikaze attack?

The enemy fleet detected them before they got through.

Not one made it?

We don't know, sir. None of the fighter escorts have returned.

The front line is screaming for aircraft!

We have to act!

The enemy controls the air over the Taiwan Strait.

Our convoys can't move.

They can't break through?

l'm afraid not, sir.

With their new radar, the enemy knows exactly what we're doing.

Any foolish move we make invites destruction!

Radar...

Navy Headquarters, MaIaya

Sugawa reporting!

Come in.

Yes, sir!

Lieutenant, you are to go to the High Command in Tokyo.

A German submarine has brought schematics for radar.

This picture has the blueprints reduced and printed...

...on the back.

The enemy is taking air control of the South China Sea.

We have to stop them.

This must reach General Kurimoto at Army Headquarters.

All right?

Do not fail!

Count on me, sir!

Where are you coming from?

lpoh.

Then l guess you're used to being in planes.

l've never flown before. l'm scared stiff.

We all have to trust in fate.

A transport heading home was shot down just the other day.

Can we get through?

You're ready to die, aren't you?

Well, yes...

Grumans approaching...

...at 1 0 o'clock!

2,000 meters and closing!

Will we be OK?!

Emergency gear!

Down!

Get dressed.

Where,s my shirt?!

What's this ship?

A freighter bound for Shanghai.

A freighter?

There's no spare berths. The Captain put you in here.

Drink it.

Why are you on deck?!

l'm sorry! l was feeling sick!

Who said you could come on deck?

l've been tricked! Let me go home!

Quiet!

lt's no use arguing now.

You've been strictly forbidden to leave the hold.

And now you'll feel what happens when you break the rules!

Come on!

l'm sorry!

Shut up.

Behave!

Take that!

And that!

How do you like that, huh?

What's that?

They must be beating up on the women again.

What?!

No! You can't go out there!

Stop!

Who are you?!

Thank you!

So this is how you repay us after we save your life?

Get up!

Enough!

Pretty tough, huh?

Who are you?

On this boat, the Queen.

'Queen'?

Yes.

The Queen.

The sailors pulled you out of the sea because l told them to.

Come with me.

You get below.

Come on.

Come in.

What's that for?!

Hands off the women!

They,re important merchandise.

This is a 'China boat'. We sail there from Kyushu.

We've got 1 2 women on board we're going to sell.

Sell?

Yes.

They,re precious cargo.

Will you go back to Japan?

Yes, for another load.

So you'd be best to just wait quietly till then.

lt'll be cramped for a while, but put up with it...

...and we'll treat you well.

The Captain will do anything l tell him.

Relax.

Hold it!

ls that how you repay a kindness?

You'd better do as l say.

l can do anything l want here.

He can sleep in the hold with the women.

Take him away.

Just go with him!

Move!

What's the matter with you? You could at least thank him!

He helped you, didn't he?

Yes.

Thank you very much for what you did out there.

Here, come and sit down.

l didn't know what to think!

l was afraid the Queen would come and punish us, too!

We're prostitutes, so we're resigned to just about anything.

But poor Rumi here was tricked into coming.

Tricked?

Yes. Her uncle told her she was going to become a field nurse!

lt's criminal!

l see...

You like that guy, don,t you.

Don't be silly!

Stop it!

You're the only one for me.

Oh, yeah?

Yes.

Why would l fall for a guy like that? The very idea!

Pirates?

Yes.

Emergency stations!

Get that Lieutenant up here.

Starboard 1 5 degrees!

Starboard 1 5 degrees!

Customers?

Starboard ten degrees!

Starboard ten degrees!

Break out the weapons!

What's wrong?

Pirates!

Pirates?! Can you outrun them?

All the steam we have wouldn,t be enough to do that!

There's no time to talk! We have to fight!

Help us, will you?

ls everyone armed?

What's going on?!

Open up!

Help!

Fire!

ldiot!

Stay down!

Let go of me!

Take that one alive.

Tough guy, huh?

What do we do with her, boss?

Take care of her. Treat her right.

Everything's under control.

Get whatever's worth taking.

One, two, three!

Hey boss...look what we found locked in the hold...

Well, what do you know!

Who,d've thought there'd be women here!

Stop it!

No! Don't! Stop!

Take your hands off her!

You're a Japanese officer, aren't you.

What?

l can tell by that look.

Let's go!

Get all this stuff stowed away.

Keep your spirits up. Our chance will come.

You work, too.

No.

Shall l show you what happens when you don't listen?

You're going to work for me.

Take your hands off her!

Shut up and drink.

That's enough!

Shut up!

We've got a score to settle from this afternoon!

Now what?

We're going to show you a real good time...

Stop it!

You'll never take him.

Rumi!

Move!

Put her down!

She's just knocked out. l'll wake her up.

Wait!

Put the women in the hold.

Get going!

What?

Didn't you know l was hiding there?

You're still worried about that girl?

What can we do? We're all in the same boat.

Hold me, Sugawa!

Hands off!

Go away!

Sugawa! l'm in love!

Hey!

Are you still here?

Sugawa!

Where,s the boss?

Who do you think you are?!

You're coming with us!

So now you,re one of us, eh?

Where did they take Rumi?

Right now? She's probably having fun with the boss.

Here...

No!

Cut that out!

No! Lt. Sugawa!

Scream all you like.

Why not try being nice?

No!

No!

Who,s that?!

Lt. Sugawa!

l'm OK.

What's wrong?

He got frisky again.

How long are you going to keep causing me trouble?

Lt. Sugawa!

A message!

What?

Mr Chin says he wants Sugawa.

Mr Chin wants Sugawa? Why?

He'll pay what it takes.

He will, huh?

Without saying why?

Something smells.

This might be something good.

Chin's a spy. The Americans must want this guy for something.

Take the girl below.

Search him.

Lt. Sugawa!

On your feet!

Give me that!

What?

A pretty one!

Give that back!

Give me that!

lt's my sister!

Yeah? Give it to him.

l was shot down going home on leave.

That's not what l want to hear.

Take him.

Take that!

Give me that.

l want the truth.

l don,t know anything!

Talk!

Damn you!

Are you awake?

The answer's still the same.

You don't understand.

l'm not like the boss. l'm on your side.

What?!

l've got something to discuss with you.

What?

How about hooking up with me?

l'm sick of being here.

They don't like that l'm Japanese.

Japanese?!

That's the truth. l'll be frank.

l want to give the boss the shock of his life.

Don't waste my time!

Don't you understand?

l want to get us both out of here!

OK. Unlock the door.

You!

Head for Japan!

What?!

Drop it!

Let the women out.

Quick!

lnside.

Come here!

Let her go.

All of you! Get guns!

Let's go to the bridge.

Take this ship to Japan.

Course change. Come around full.

Come around full!

Port, 1 5 degrees and steady!

Port, 1 5 degrees and steady.

Well?

Keep an eye on them.

What's the matter?

Watch them!

Drop the gun!

You fool!

Drop it!

Outside!

l'm sorry!

Drop your guns.

Now!

Go get the others.

l owe you one.

We're both Japanese!

Shut up!

Well done.

That makes up for you causing all the trouble.

l'll deal with you on the island.

Can you afford to kill me?

What?

This isn't over yet.

lt's just started.

Take them all below.

You did this! Why?!

l want to talk to your boss!

Hey...

lt might be worth your while to have me on your side.

Why?

l want to make a deal.

A deal?

l keep an eye on them, and you watch out for me.

What?

Don't count me in with them.

Promise me l won't be sold.

And?

l'll do whatever you want.

OK.

Well done.

ls that him?

Yes.

Let's do the deal, then.

Relax.

Put Sugawa in the shed.

Lt. Sugawa!

Quiet, you!

Lt. Sugawa!

Lt. Sugawa!

Lt. Sugawa!

Damn you!

Bring the women.

Quick!

Hey!

What's that?

They,re going to auction off the women.

Get up there!

Do l hear one?

Two!

And a half!

l hear two and a half!

Where are you going?

Settle down!

No! No! No!

Right! Two and a half!

Three!

l hear three!

And a half!

Next!

Sold!

Come on.

Toyo!

Don't worry. We'll get out of this.

Come on!

Quick!

We'll start the bidding for this one at two!

Two! Do l hear two from anyone?

And a half!

Two and a half!

Three!

Three! l hear three!

Anyone else?

That looks like about it.

Next!

Rumi!

Well, well, well!

Classy!

This one won,t go for two or three.

A rare jewel, this one... what am l bid?

Four!

And a half!

Four and a half! l hear four and a half!

Five!

Six!

And a half!

Seven!

And a half!

Eight!

Eight! l hear eight!

No! No! Don't!

The girls are always branded when they're sold!

Where are you going?!

We're doing what we're told! You don't have to brand us!

We put our mark on our merchandise.

lf you do, we're all ready.

'Ready'?

Ready for what, l wonder...

To kill ourselves!

We'll bite off our tongues and bleed to death!

l'm with you, Rumi! l'll die with you!

You arrogant little tramp!

Move!

l won,t let you. You're too valuable.

Brand her.

No!

Stop that! We really will kill ourselves!

Yes! l'd rather die than be a slave like that!

Quiet!

They might do it, you know.

What?!

Quiet!

Why do they need to be branded?

Yeah! We're paying good money for them!

Don't do it!

Don't brand them!

All right, but l don't like it!

Get lost.

Chin...

...what are you hiding?

What?

Don't play dumb!

That Navy guy, Sugawa...

Why do the Americans want him?

l will pay you money.

ln return, you give me that man.

l don,t just want a rake-off. We go partners.

How much will the Americans give you for him?

l couldn't really say...

l want to know why they want him so bad.

What are you doing?!

Drop the guns!

Let him go!

We'll do the deal on my boat tomorrow...all right?

Don't let them get to that boat.

-Everything all right? - Yeah.

Keep your eyes open.

Quiet. Take your keys.

Open the door.

lnside.

We're getting out of here!

Quick!

- The others... - Come on!

Quick!

Where are the others?

We can't leave them!

Don't be stupid! You're on an important mission!

Who cares about them?

lt's you and me, Sugawa.

We can't just leave them here!

You're still stuck on Rumiko...

Come on, Sugawa!

Shut up!

Sugawa!

We've got to save them!

Lt. Sugawa... would you come with me, please?

Who are you?!

Shh! Let's talk on my boat.

Careful, Sugawa! He's an American spy!

Quiet!

Sugawa!

Line them up.

Get going.

Run!

Put her in the slave shed!

Damn you!

Hold it! Don't let him get away again.

What about him?

He's a customer. Take care of him.

lt's Sugawa!

And the Queen!

Lt. Sugawa!

l promise l'll get you home!

Come on, you!

Get in there!

Look who's here!

Did the boss get tired of you?

Some queen you are!

Be quiet!

Watch your mouth! You're not on your boat any more!

You've got your nerve, after all you did to us!

Stop it! We're all slaves now! Let's not fight!

So she's our friend now?

She sure isn,t mine!

That's fine with me.

We're hardly even the same species!

Watch your mouth!

l'm no whore!

What?!

Say that again!

Yeah!

You're no better than we are!

You tried to run...

l tried to get Sugawa out.

Liar!

lt's true! He's on an important mission!

Listen to this!

lt's true.

He has to get to Japan as fast as possible.

Then why didn't he go alone?

Why would he take you?

Don't try to pin it on him!

Typical!

Now you've done it!

Stop it!

Please!

Watch it!

Stop it! Right now we have to act together!

This is no time to be fighting!

Lt. Sugawa promised we'd get out of here!

His promises won't get us home.

Yeah!

At this rate, we'll spend all our lives as slaves.

We can't give up!

We've got to have faith! We might get back to Japan!

Looks like a storm.

Will the lookout tower be safe?

How about West Cove?

lt'll probably flood.

l see!

So that wasn't just a picture of his sister.

Very interesting...

So he did have the picture?

Don't worry. We're partners. l'll get you the picture.

You jack the price up three or four times.

How's the ship?

Almost at Macao by now.

lt got away before the storm.

Get Sugawa.

Get Sugawa out.

He's not here!

We're getting out of here.

We're going to escape.

There's another guard. Will Lt. Sugawa be all right?

What a wind! How are the women?

Everything's in order.

What's that look for?

You got a problem?

Hey, honey...

What?

You're kind of cute, you know...

Let's go!

Come on! Hurry!

Quick!

Wait there.

Hurry!

What about her?

This is no time to sulk!

You've got Rumiko. Leave me here.

Come on! We have to get to West Cove!

Get going!

Quick!

Follow me!

Hurry!

ls that everyone?

Yes!

Aki! ls Ei with you?

Toyo!

What about her?

The Queen? Who cares?

But where is she?

Forget her!

Come on!

Let's go!

They got out?!

We messed up.

ldiot!

l know where they're going.

West Cove.

l'll settle with you later.

You take the road there. Have some men follow them, too.

Get them!

Take me with you!

Keep going!

Be careful!

l'm OK.

What's wrong?

Come on!

Fumi! Get up!

Stand up!

Fumi!

You'd better get some sleep. We start at dawn.

You should've gone alone.

We're nothing but a burden.

Don't be silly.

l heard you're on an important mission.

To me all of you are an important mission, too.

Lt. Sugawa...

We're not safe yet. They,ll be coming after us.

Wake up!

Quick! Wake up!

All of you! Hide!

Quick!

Lt. Sugawa!

We've got to be careful. They might try an ambush.

Keep going!

Are you OK?

lt won't hurt you!

Waves!

l hear waves!

The sea! lt's the sea!

The sea!

Let's go!

Wait!

Watch out!

Run!

Quick!

Hurry!

Run! As fast as you can!

Let go of me!

Help!

Where,s the rest?!

You traitor!

After them!

Let go of me! Help!

Help me, someone!

Let go of me! Let go! Let go!

Come on!

Get up!

Just leave me here!

Lt. Sugawa! Run!

Quick, Lt. Sugawa! Get away!

Trust me. As of now, l'm on your side.

l want to be of use to Japan.

l know what's going on.

You do?

l know about Mr Chin.

Lieutenant, l'm a deserter.

Will you let me make it up by helping you get away?

Do you know a way?

There's a speedboat.

What about the women?

They,ll be taken back.

You fought your way through the jungle...

...but there,s a road.

Let's get after them.

You may think you can get away, but you can't.

l'll show you what happens...

...when you try!

You told them!

You traitor!

lt serves her right for the way she treated me!

You're scum!

Quiet!

Aki! Aki!

What's your problem?

You've gone too far!

What?

When l told you they'd escaped, l didn't mean you should kill them!

l don,t need lectures from a traitor!

Stop that! You're a monster!

Shut up!

Do l make myself clear?

Let that be a warning!

Understand?

l'll distract them. You blow the ammo shed.

And then?

Get the women and some guns.

First we need them ourselves.

Let's go.

What's that?!

What's wrong?

That way!

The ammo!

Guard the women!

Quick!

They shot Toyo and Aki!

We'll have to leave them. The rest of you are going home.

Quick!

Come with us.

How could l?

Forget that now. Come on.

Come on!

There!

-Where is he? -By the ammo shed!

Careful!

Grab a gun!

Hurry!

Down!

To the windows!

Don't fire yet!

They,re trapped.

They,ve got lots of guns.

That won't help them.

Let's have some fun!

Wait till they get close!

Right! Fire!

Pull back!

They can shoot!

OK, we'll burn them out!

Stay ready!

This time we kill them all!

Lt. Sugawa!

Settle down! Stay calm!

lt's just us now?

Now!

Run for the shore!

Go!

Quick!

Hurry!

Lt. Sugawa! Come with us!

You go ahead!

l'll follow you.

l'll hold them here!

Right!

Go get him!

After the women!

After them!

lt's a dead end...

Here they come!

Take cover!

Damn them!

Look out!

Lt. Sugawa!

Get her!

Hang on!

Now we can go back to Japan.

Now we can go back to Japan.

But before we do, let us pray for those who died so we could.

The End