"DECEMBER, 1983." "THE NERID, A BRITISH ATOMIC SUBMARINE" "TOKYO BAY, JAPAN" "I'm pregnant." "I'm pregnant." "But it's of no matter to you." "Farewell." "IN THE FALL OF 1982, MANKIND DIED OUT..." "LEAVING ONLY 863 PEOPLE ALIVE ON ANTARCTICA." "HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?" "VIRUS" " RESURRECTION DAY" "IN 1981..." "ALL GENETIC ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTS..." "TO CREATE NEW VIRUSES..." "WERE BANNED INTERNATIONALLY." "HOWEVER, ONE YEAR LATER..." "FEBRUARY, 1982" "LEIPZIG" " EAST GERMANY" "MILITARY BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER" "MARCH, 1982" "UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, UNITED STATES" "BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER" "APRIL, 1982" "SOVIET UNION - REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN" "ITALY" " MILAN" "ITALIAN FLU RAGES THROUGH THE COUNTRY" "GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES ARE CONCERNED" "ITALIAN FLU - IS IT A NEW VIRUS?" "MAY, 1982" "SOUTH POLE - SHOWA STATION" "Leader, it's a message from the capital." ""We hope to have the Italian Flu under control soon." "Please calm down and continue your observations."" "A superficial response, as usual." "Doesn't calm me down." "Let's pin it up in the cafeteria." "It should make everyone feel better." "Yes, sir." "It's that Australian group from next door." "Let me speak." "Can an unknown disease like that... really exist?" "How should I know?" "All I know is that the whole world's in a panic." "Matsuo!" "Connect the electricity!" "Roger!" "You amaze me." "Doesn't it bother you at all?" "Hey." "He's got a girlfriend." "She's my wife's friend." "She's really beautiful." "What do you think?" "Huh?" "I won't say anything bad." "Why don't you ask about her by telegraph sometime?" "We broke up." "Broke up?" "She probably couldn't put up with me." " But you..." " Matsuo!" " Let's do this." " Hey!" "I'm pregnant." "The child will be born while you're at the South Pole." "I'm lying." "But even if it were true... it's of no importance to you." "No matter what happened to me... you'd still go, right?" "That's right." "Earthquakes and the South Pole... are all you care about, right?" "Let's break up... after all." "You and I." "Banzai!" "I didn't think you'd come." "As far as the child goes..." "I told you it was a lie." "Either way... it doesn't matter to you." "I'm sorry." "I hadn't planned to say something like this." "In truth..." "I wanted to see you off with a smile." "Go in good health." "Farewell." "JUNE, 1982" " TOKYO" " Move aside!" " It's an emergency!" " Out of our way!" " Let us through!" " It's an emergency!" " Let us through!" "Excuse me!" "Miss Noriko?" "Miss Yoshiko." "What's wrong?" "You're so pale!" "Nothing's wrong." "I'm just a little tired." "Akira, what's wrong?" "Do you have a cold?" "Vaccinations." "It was hard... so early in the morning." "Miss Noriko!" "Miss Noriko!" "Miss Noriko!" "You're awake." "You stayed with me?" "I'm so sorry." "What are you saying?" "More importantly, are you okay?" "Yes." "They couldn't save it?" "The baby." "Recently, I've been so busy..." "I overexerted myself." "Did Mr. Yoshizumi... know about it?" "I did something cruel." "I thought I could raise her myself." "WHITE HOUSE - THE OVAL OFFICE" "JULY, 1982" "MARTIAL LAW IS INSTITUTED IN ALL OF JAPAN" "When did this start?" "He was coughing last night... but he suddenly went limp this morning." "You, take him to a room quickly!" "We have to examine him now." "Take a lung biopsy." "His heart is weak, too." "Will he be okay?" "!" "We must take him now!" "But Doctor, my husband is in the hospital... and I have a 101 degree fever." "All the hospitals are full, and I've been waiting!" "Please calm down." "After the flu test, he'll get better." " Come on." " This way." "Okay, next patient." "Doctor!" "I'm fine." "I'm okay." "Please rest a bit." "I'll take over for you." " Okay, please take over." " Yes, sir." "Doctor." "Please hang in there!" "Thank you." "Shall I get you some tea?" "I'm fine." "You've got to have something!" "We have milk, too." " Get me some water." " Yes, sir." "Did you hear today's news?" "The death toll has passed 30 million." "That many?" "The mortality rate... is 45%!" "They say it may keep growing!" "Doctor... how long will this continue?" "I don't know." "But we must do everything we can." "Everything must end sometime." "The question is, how will it end?" "AUGUST, 1982" "It's no use!" "How many days since we lost contact?" "This is the eighth day." "It seems to be a terrible situation." "I don't believe it!" "How could Japan be ruined... in just three months?" "!" "How could that be?" "!" "How could it be?" "Tatsuno, that voice!" "Are you calling us?" "It's no use, he's pushing down the mike button!" "He doesn't know how to use it." "He must have... gone on to Heaven." "You asshole!" "Mr. Tatsuno!" "Asshole!" "SEPTEMBER, 1982" "NEW YORK - 7.4 M I LLI O N D EAD" "LONDON - 6.9 MILLION DEAD" "PARIS - 2.3 MILLION DEAD" "ROME - 2.9 MILLION DEAD" "MOSCOW - 7.8 MILLION DEAD" "TOKYO, 10 MILLION DEAD" "Miss Yoshiko." "Miss Yoshiko." "Akira!" "You're here!" "You're alive." "I'm sorry." "You were lonely, right?" "Akira... do you want to come with me to where Papa is?" "What about Mama?" "Your Mama... can't come with us." "That's why I'll take you to Papa." "Papa will be happy!" "Are you cold?" "Please... drink this." "What is it?" "It will stop you from being cold." "What's wrong?" "It's nothing." "Akira... try calling your Papa." "Papa." "Louder." "Papa!" "One more time." "Papa!" "Papa!" "Is that you, Tatsuno?" "Tatsuno!" "Hey!" "Tatsuno's gone somewhere." " What?" "!" " Stay here." "Tatsuno!" "Tatsuno!" "Tatsuno!" "Tatsuno!" "Tatsuno!" "Tatsuno!" "Tatsuno!" "Yoshizumi!" "Hey!" "Yoshizumi!" "Yoshizumi!" "You can't go any further!" "Let's search again once the blizzard has ended!" "Let me go!" "Yoshizumi!" "Tatsuno... has gone to join his wife and child." "If I could, I'd do the same thing!" "Tatsuno!" "Yoshizumi!" "SOVIET UNION'S MIRNY STATION" "CHILE'S FREI MONTALVA STATION" "FRANCE'S D'URVILLE STATION" "NOVEMBER, 1982" "Dawn already?" "Want me to drive?" "I'm alright." "Please sleep." "I can't." "Only five days left until the Antarctic Conference." "Until we reach Palmer Station... we'll have to keep this pace." "Will all 11 countries... be at the Antarctic Conference?" "They should be." "It's a meeting to decide the fate... of the survivors, after all." "We can't be late." "Wait a second." "Hit it again!" "It's no use!" "I'm sorry." "It's not your fault." "What should we do?" "There's no time!" "Shall we walk?" "Walk?" "We're still 620 miles away from Palmer Station!" "Even I couldn't be so reckless." "But since we've come this far..." "Norway's station should be close." "We should be fine if we go there." "She's pregnant!" "Yoshizumi..." "Yes?" "Can you stay here with that woman?" "Huh?" "I have to get to the conference on time." "So there's no way..." "I can take a woman about to give birth along with me." "Since you're single, please take care of her." "I understand." "I'll figure something out." "To give birth at the South Pole in such times as these." "I hope she's born alright." "ONE YEAR LATER, VIRUS MM-88 CONTINUED TO OCCUPY EARTH." "MANKIND REMAINED HOLED UP ON THE ICY CONTINENT." "UNITED STATES - POTOMAC RIVER" "Life is wonderful." "Life is... wonderful." "Wonderful." "THE WORLD DIED AGAIN." "SEVERAL YEARS LATER..." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING..." "ALONE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT?" "YOU WON'T ANSWER ME?" "THEN, KEEP SLEEPING THERE FOREVER." "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" "MY FRIENDS AND CHILD ARE SOUTH OF HERE." "CHILD?" "IS IT YOURS?" "NO, BUT I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH." "IT'S NO USE." "THERE'S NO ONE LEFT." "BUT I'M HEADING SOUTH ANYWAY." "ONE YEAR LATER, VIRUS MM-88 CONTINUED TO OCCUPY EARTH." "MANKIND REMAINED HOLED UP ON THE ICY CONTINENT." "UNITED STATES - POTOMAC RIVER" "Life is wonderful." "Life is... wonderful." "Wonderful." "THE WORLD DIED AGAIN." "SEVERAL YEARS LATER..." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING..." "ALONE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT?" "YOU WON'T ANSWER ME?" "THEN, KEEP SLEEPING THERE FOREVER." "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" "MY FRIENDS AND CHILD ARE SOUTH OF HERE." "CHILD?" "IS IT YOURS?" "NO, BUT I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH." "IT'S NO USE." "THERE'S NO ONE LEFT." "BUT I'M HEADING SOUTH ANYWAY."