"Mt." "Mihara, Izu Oshima" " Are you OK?" "Err on the side of safety!" " Dr. Kawazu!" "That was an intensity of about 4." "Lower the rope." " Hurry and let me down." " Lower the rope!" "All's normal at the measurement site." "10-4." "Horizontal angle: 74 degrees, 11 minutes, 35 seconds." "Loud and clear." "Last month it was 74 degrees, 6 minutes and 25 seconds, making a difference... in the horizontal angle of 5 minutes and 10 seconds." "Over." "5 minutes and 10 seconds?" "That's significant." "Make a quick calculation." "10-4." "The level of the lava has risen by 3.1 meters." "Over." "10-4." "3.1 meters in a single month." "DEATHQUAKE" "It's been 50 years since Tokyo experienced an earthquake of an intensity of 5 or more." "Everyone has forgotten that Japan is an earthquake-prone nation." "Japan Meteorological Agency" "Develop them as soon as you can." "Dr. Kawazu, everyone is assembled." "What do you make of this?" "We placed an angle meter in the deep well in Iwatsuki at a depth of 3,000 meters." "It's given us a handle on changes in the earth's crust and the angle of the ground." " Is it this morning's data?" " 4:00am." "It may not have anything to do with the Tokai region, but it's slightly unusual." "Earthquake Prediction Council Monthly Meeting" "Anyone have any thoughts?" "There haven't been any significant changes in the last month." " I don't see anything worth mentioning either." " Nothing." " No remarks." "Dr. Kawazu?" "I agree about the Tokai region, but I just received data from Dr. Hayashi that bears mentioning." "The deep well in Iwatsuki, Saitama prefecture has revealed some noteworthy data." "I would like the council to address this issue now." "Council Chairman Marumo" "What do you have to say?" "I believe the swelling of the ground level is abnormal." "According to checks performed last night at 8:00 and 12:00, no changes were observed." "This phenomenon was reported this morning at 4:00." "What do you think?" "Certain changes can be seen, but I don't think that we can draw any conclusions from a single angle meter in Iwatsuki." "The most reliable method of earthquake prediction is the volumetric strainmeter and the seismograph." "Observation Department Director" "I still believe that the situation warrants caution." "With regard to what?" "An earthquake directly below Tokyo." "That's a reckless statement." "How can you connect the change in a single angle meter with an earthquake directly below Tokyo?" "We don't know that they're not related." "You're a scientist." "Act like one." "With regard to an earthquake directly under Tokyo, we have no clear knowledge of it." "But it's irresponsible to try to use this data alone as evidence of a Tokyo earthquake." "In terms of accumulated energy, it's difficult to imagine... a magnitude 8 earthquake for at least the next 10 years in the Kanto Plain." " Difficult, but not impossible." " Look at the data!" "Right now, the Tokai region is under the most imminent threat." "We're responsible for predicting the timing." "I am certainly not indifferent to the threat to the Tokai region." "But the Tokai region isn't our only responsibility." "If all we look at is Tokai, we could easily overlook dangers in other regions." "A major earthquake in Tokai would be a disaster for Tokyo, Nagoya, and Yokohama." "Nevertheless, these cities haven't been designated as areas of risk." "Tokyo in particular is an incredibly congested city." "An earthquake underneath Tokyo would plunge the nation into chaos." "This isn't actually news to us." "We should designate Tokyo as a risk area and implement... thorough preventative measures." "We've heard this speech from you more than once." "We need greater spacing between houses and wider roads." "We also need reservoirs for firefighting in every ward of the city." "Disaster prevention is the responsibility of the government - not academics." "Wasn't this ad-hoc committee created for the purpose of spurring the government to action?" "No." "The government must make up its own mind on how to respond to our opinions." "That's bald rhetoric." "If we don't pressure them to take action, they won't have any reason to." "Are you accusing this council of doing nothing?" "I didn't say that." "But the council has not prompted the government to action." "We're just serving their interests." "It's not that easy to influence the government." "It's our job to try." "What if there were a major earthquake in Tokyo?" "I wonder if there ever will be an earthquake in Tokyo." "There will be." "When?" "When!" "?" "Within 30 days." "Japan Meteorological Agency, Director General" "You want me to remove him from the council?" "That seems to be the consensus." "But his opinions have merit." "Nowadays, Japanese people are too rank and file." "They're scared to stand out." "We need men who are capable of bold declarations." "I certainly see your point, sir, but his views are quite extreme." "If his views are leaked out of context, it could put our necks on the line." "An earthquake will most certainly come at some point." "And yet we still build glass skyscrapers and underground structures." "Highways are flooded with cars." "Neon and other signage is hung unregulated." "Even if we issued an accurate prediction, precautions would be wholly inadequate." "Dr. Kawazu is risking everything to get the government to act." "These are not extreme views - they're the truth." "We can't censor him for saying the truth." "Dr. Marumo has the discretion of how to handle Dr. Kawazu." "How will he decide?" "You can't establish a new generation unless you nurture the young." "Look around!" "If Japan fails to evolve, the world will leave it behind." "Give me the Chief Cabinet Secretary." "We just got them developed." "This is last month." "The lava level has risen more than 3.1 meters, and it's redder overall." "All within a month." "How can we convince the council of the risk of this phenomenon?" "We need another piece of conclusive evidence." "Do you have anything?" "I'm not sure yet." "Dr. Kawazu, I'd like to have a word with you." "These people are my staff." "They should hear what you have to say." "What came over you today?" "Predicting an earthquake in 30 days was nonsense." "The council re-examined the angle meter data just in case, but we concluded that your comments were out of order." "It was a gamble." "I don't actually believe it's true." "A rash comment was needed, and I made it." "Have you forgotten that you're an academic?" "We can't have scholars blurting out inflammatory opinions." "You'll scare the public and cause panic." "Panic is exactly what we need!" "Balderdash!" "Are you out of your mind?" "!" "Isn't the government's half-hearted commitment to disaster prevention in a city this congested... the result of an absence of a major earthquake here in over 50 years?" "The longer Tokyo goes without an earthquake, the more complacent people will become." "We have to tell people that an earthquake is coming." "That it could be tomorrow." "We have to kickstart disaster prevention." " You have to obey council protocol when you speak!" " No one would listen." "You have a certain responsibility as a member of the council." "If it leaks to the media that you said an earthquake will occur in 30 days, it will mean the end of your career." "Retract your statement." "I knew what I was saying." "I refuse." "Have you forgotten why you're able to run this laboratory?" "You married the daughter of Munechika Kawazu." "That's the only reason that academic societies and other professors tolerate your selfish behavior." "You could say the same for me." "I can't believe that you would turn your back on the academic community this way." "I assume you're prepared for the consequences." "What're you doin' there?" "Oh, you must be Mr. Shozo Sukegawa." "Who wants to know?" "My name is Hashizume." "I'm a reporter." "You were mentioned in a newspaper article, and I wanted to speak with you." "Yer full o' prunes, mister." "Them newspapers print nuthin' but lies!" "Lies, you say?" "You can't even tell the difference between a catfish and a pheasant." "It's an outrage." "A catfish can tell when there's going to be an earthquake." "You said that people who raise catfish can predict earthquakes?" "You nincompoop!" "How the hell are they going to know?" "!" " So, can pheasants tell?" " Of course." "In my father's father's generation, they could tell... when an earthquake was coming just by the pheasant's call." "This little fella has saved me from a 3 intensity earthquake that caused an avalanche." "What about the Shimoda Earthquake in Izu?" "He chirped up a storm!" "As soon as he started chirping, there was a wild rumbling." " Can pheasants predict earthquakes?" " Of course they can." "Those seismologists with their high-falootin' ideas." "They don't know a doggone thing." "The Japan Meteorological Agency should just start raising pheasants." " Is an earthquake coming?" " Oh, yeah." "Real soon." "The pheasant's been a-chirpin', real strange-like." "Strange, you say?" "What does it sound like?" "I'll tell ya..." "This is going to cost you 3,000 yen." "3,000 yen..." "That's expensive." "The price of feed has gone up recently." "I reckon you got it." "That's the ticket." "I'll show you." "He goes like this..." " You want a beer?" " Please." "You're just courting trouble, taking on Dr. Marumo." "It's the only way." "You disagree?" "You're right." "It was a relief to get it off my chest." "What will happen to the research center?" "So long as you all stick by me, I don't think they'll close us down." "Today was a real wakeup call for me." ""Time to take a stand, Yoichi Kawazu."" ""Make your move," and all that." "If you don't take a stand, you become indecisive." "What's wrong?" "You should go." "I'm happy that you came, but it just complicates things later." "Who is it?" "Hashizume." " Hey." " Come in." "Really?" "I have a request." "You can't ask me not to write this." "I have to, if a member of the Earthquake Prediction Council says an earthquake is imminent in Tokyo." "And he specified in the next 30 days." "I'm not asking you not to write about it..." "I just want to ask you not to say that his comments are impulsive." "I want you to record Dr. Kawazu's true intentions." "He's risking his career." "I want you to risk yours." "I don't know whether Yoichi Kawazu is risking his career, but I know I'm risking mine." "The mystical power of an earthquake..." "Its senseless destruction." "It's the perfect metaphor for modern life." "Scholars and politicians all act like they're... caught in a spider's web and can't move." "He's going to change all of that." "The doctor is desperate." "Professors that doubt earthquake prediction are... forced to make pseudo-prophetical statements." "It's absurd." "Nobody understands him." "When an earthquake comes, it'll be too late." "Do you love him?" "The doctor and I..." "It's not like you think." "Then how is it?" "Different." "Ryuichi, are you home?" "I'm coming in." "Where's your mother?" "Did something happen?" "She went to the hospital." "I saw an ambulance." "Grandma fell and hit her head." "How?" "She's a pest!" "She makes me take medicine, even though I'm not sick." "She tells me it's cold and tries to put a blanket on me." "So when I threw the blanket off, it knocked her over!" "Was she injured?" "Grandma doesn't understand me at all!" " What happened?" " It's nothing." "A mild concussion." "I'm afraid it was her own fault." "She's always doing things to push that little boy's buttons." " He's a sweet little boy." " She goes too far." "You're smothering Ryuichi, too." "You're always pushing him to study." "You're a fine one to tell me what to do." "All wrapped up in your job with no time for your home or your son." "I don't want you to disgrace the name of Munechika Kawazu." "I heard all about your tomfoolery." "We got a call from Dr. Marumo." "He said that you're dangerously close to being expelled from the council." "What did you pull this time?" "Mother says that my father made a mistake in making you his successor." "Do you agree?" "So you think that my actions have been inappropriate?" "Recently, you've lost perspective as a scholar." "Earthquakes are not an issue that can be solved entirely by research." "I don't remember you being a politician or a social activist." "Why don't you limit yourself to being a scholar?" "I always find myself standing between you and my mother." "I can't always protect you." "I understand your mother for blaming me." "For her, her family is everything." "She was the wife of a distinguished professor." "I want to do away with all of that." "I can best serve as his successor, by serving my field of research." " Try again." " Car 2, start." "Shimizu, check the other side." "I wonder if a car can be invented that doesn't go up in flames." "Ridiculous." "Mr. Kawazu, what's the purpose of a car that doesn't catch fire on impact?" "Who are you?" "Hashizume, I'm a reporter." "In the event of an earthquake, the first thing to catch fire will be cars." "I thought your job was prediction, not disaster prevention." "There isn't much point predicting an earthquake if you don't have measures in place to cope with it." "I hear an earthquake's coming in less than 30 days." "Ignite it!" "Shimizu, ramp it up a notch!" "Tachibana, turn to the wall!" "Smoke!" "Get back!" "Water!" " Were you researching escape routes?" " Yes." "It looked dangerous." "You can't determine the risk unless you try it." "There's someone watching you." "So it seems." "In the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, much of the old town was utterly destroyed." "But Izumi and Sakuma in Kanda were miraculously spared from the fires." "The reason is elegant and simple:" "The residents banded together to fight the fire." "All they had was buckets and well water." "You might not see the relevance, but it holds the key to disaster prevention." "But disaster prevention is the job of the administrative branch of government." "It should be left to politicians and bureaucrats." "What do you expect to accomplish?" "You can scream yourself hoarse, but if no one listens, what's the point?" "No, if I chip away at it long enough, something will come of it." "You're tilting at windmills." "Like Don Quixote." "Like a long shot gambler." "I ain't nuthin' but a man." "I just want to be honest with myself." "So what does that make you?" "You've been on me like a leech, but you don't write a word." "I'm dedicated to the truth as well." "I don't write anything until I can get the real picture." "Haven't you nailed me down yet?" "I know someone will be hurt if I say you're acting heedlessly." "Who are you?" "A childhood friend of Tomiko Ashida." "She loves you." "She's a gentle flower." "But you have a wife and a son." "I hear that there's a nice convalescent home with a hot spring bath in Suwa." "For people with tuberculosis." "I hear it works wonders." "I don't have that kind of money." "Is Kawazu doing well?" "Yes." "Isn't his area of study geophysics?" "He's done well for such a young man." "He's taking on the entire world." "He's a man of ambition." "Why don't you ask him?" "I'm sure he could do something." "Doesn't he take care of your apartment for you?" "Dad, it's not like that between him and me." "Tomiko, marry him." "What are you saying?" "!" "He's already married!" "If you can't marry him, get him to support you." " You know what I mean." " Dad!" "Stop!" "I plan to change the way I live." "I'm going to say goodbye to Dr. Kawazu." "Prime Minister" "Nice shot!" "He's got chutzpah!" "I want him running like a wild boar!" "I certainly want to live up to your expectations," " and I hope I can count on your support." " Of course." "You don't need to consider every single word the opposition party mutters." " The Prime Minister recently quit smoking." " Excuse me." "The Boar Association evidently has members here and there." " Sir." " What do you want?" " We need to talk." " But..." "Can't it wait?" "!" "Mr. Prime Minister, I have several proposals I would like you to hear." "Director General of the National Land Agency" "Things are all right, aren't they?" "That's how it's been, but nobody's ever peeked beneath the earth's crust." "What would happen if Tokyo were hit by a level 7 earthquake?" "Complete destruction." "Who are you?" "!" "Sir, Dr. Yoichi Kawazu is a geophysicist who works under me." "He is the successor of Munechika Kawazu." "Munechika Kawazu is the scientist who accurately predicted the Great Kanto Earthquake." "Chief Cabinet Secretary" "I see." "If an earthquake of similar intensity to the 1923 one were to hit Tokyo now," "I believe it would cost more than 3 million lives." "This figure represents 1.5 times the number of deaths in WWII." "It would raze the subways, the highways, and the bullet trains in the wink of an eye." "The highways and subways are both designed to resist earthquakes, and our disaster prevention measures are complete and thorough." " Tokyo is the most vulnerable city in the world." " Who the hell are you?" "!" "Do you have any reason to believe that a major earthquake could strike Tokyo any time soon?" "No, we see no immediate danger." "I see immediate danger." "Does anyone have any idea about this?" "!" " Stop making wild claims!" " Excuse me." "Sir." "Prime Minister!" "Sorry to bother you!" "A member of your Cabinet has been implicated in a scandal!" "You're being rude!" "Prime Minister!" "Prime Minister!" "Dr. Marumo is here." "She said that she would like to see the Kawazu Research Institute closed for the time being." "Once Ryuichi graduates university, he will be fit to succeed Munechika Kawazu." "Then, we can reopen the institute." "When I see how you've behaved, I haven't the strength to go on." "I've done nothing wrong." "What about today?" "!" "You were rude to the Prime Minister himself!" "I wasn't rude." "The man had a question he wanted answered, and I answered him." "There's a proper way of handling these things." "That's why we have the council in the first place." "You have to observe certain rules." "You made me look a fool in front of the Prime Minister." "Yuko, don't you have something you want to say?" "!" "Yuko wants a divorce." "Yuko, you have to say it yourself!" "I think it's for the best that we split up." "There's a wide rift between us." "Since you've defiled the Kawazu name, please go your own way." "Yuko!" "Don't be so indirect!" "Speak your mind!" "Say you want him out of the house!" "Good morning." "Prime Minister, have you heard that a US Naval Nuclear Submarine... has reportedly gone missing last week?" "Yes, the Foreign Minister informed me last week." "Yesterday, the US State Department requested that we tell the Prime Minister that they'd like to borrow a seismologist." "I wonder why." "Sir, why torture yourself?" "Have a cigarette." "Is it so wrong to desire something?" "I've held out for a month." "I'll never smoke again." "I think I can manage to see it through." "That fellow that you met the other day - the scholar named Kawazu - do you remember him?" "Kawazu...?" "Yes, he was a feisty whippersnapper." "He's currently staging something of a coup in the Earthquake Prediction Council." "His tactics are quite intriguing." "He went as far as to claim that a major earthquake will strike Tokyo within 30 days." "30 days?" "It was almost certainly a political comment." "Don't worry, it hasn't been leaked to the press." "Would you like to meet with him?" "What for?" "He's unconventional." "He's risked his career by challenging the government." "Excuse me." "Mister Secretary." " This is bad." " What is it?" "Kawazu is to appear on TV today." "An earthquake has occurred in the Kanto Plain." "The epicenter was at the ocean floor 10km out to sea from Nojimazaki in the Boso Peninsula." "The intensity was 3 in Chiba, 2 in Tokyo and Saitama..." "The timing is good." "It's like a run up to the big one." "When I talked to my producer, he jumped at the story." "He says he'll give you plenty of air time." "We have 20 minutes for current affairs." "He said you could have it all." "You can say anything you want - tell the whole truth!" "I think you want to see me destroyed." "Isn't destruction what you're after?" " What's wrong?" " What do you mean?" " Sir, is anything wrong?" " I don't know what you're talking about." "I was told that you wouldn't be able to make it for the show." " Who told you?" " Dr. Kawazu, please." "What?" "What are you doing?" "!" "Who are you?" "!" "Stop!" "?" "Damn!" "Hurry!" "There's no need to be alarmed." "We mean you no harm." "You've taken me by force!" "Bastards!" "The second basement is the Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters." "Just exactly why did you bring me here?" "You intended to make some provocative remarks on TV today." "I abducted you in the interest of saving your career." "I've been your protector of sorts recently." "Have the strange men watching me been your goons?" "Don't you want to meet with the Prime Minister?" "About earthquakes?" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "No Prime Minister has ever wanted to use this room." "Is this where you'll watch Tokyo be destroyed?" "I hope not." "You have prophesied that a major earthquake will strike Tokyo in less than 30 days." "This is the footage I planned to show on the broadcast today." "Now do you see why earthquakes are scary?" "Because the ground shakes?" "With a massive destructive power." "No, they're scary because they can strike at any time, without warning." "An inexplicable force of nature..." "Aren't you all conducting research so that you can predict these things?" "The government's been making generous outlays for your work." "Accurate prediction of an earthquake would cost 10 billion yen a year for at least 10 years." "And even if we could predict it, we couldn't stop it." "That's why we formulate disaster prevention measures." "What would you recommend?" "The width of all roads - and I mean every road in Japan - has to be doubled." "Impossible!" "The extra road space would only be permitted to be used in the case of emergency." "The costs of procuring the land alone would be astronomical!" "And what would you do if it started shaking?" "The total damage of the Great Kanto Earthquake was 5 billion yen." "The national budget for that year was just 1.5 billion - that's three times the budget." "What is the budget for this year?" "If you put it at 43 trillion, then three times comes to around 130 trillion." "Kawazu..." "A nation is defined by stability based on state administration." "The power of the administrative branch of government is limited, and rules must be obeyed." "Performing one's utmost within these constraints is the realistic course of action." "I understand your feelings." "As the Prime Minister, I will do what I can." "You're an academic." "You should start by shaking up the world of academia." "I want you to observe all rules in applying your counsel to government administration." "Hey there." "Let's go to dinner." "What happened to the broadcast today?" "The TV station canceled it." "They'll reschedule." "Let's go." "Just a second." " It's a gift." " What is it?" "A lighter." "Thank you." "I'll get you something in return." "I don't want anything." "Shall we?" "I can't see you anymore." "We can't meet each other like this." "Knowing that I'll never see you again is painful, but I don't want to end up chasing after you." "I don't know how you feel." "During our time together," "I've fallen in love with you." "When I think of your wife and son..." "Let's just make it tonight." "That's why..." "I gave you a small gift." "I feel that I've mistreated you." "But I've already made up my mind..." "I want you to be my partner for the rest of my life." "I would only hold you back." "I think it would be the other way around." "I have a father..." "Everyone does!" "I want you at my side." "You plan to marry Tomiko Ashida?" "Yes." "I'll meet this Yuko just once and then sign the divorce papers!" "This is absurd!" "I see no reason that you have to meet this woman!" "No, I want to get one good look at her!" "Major Eruption on Ocean Floor of Mariana Trench" "Dr. Marumo!" "There've been two eruptions:" "last year, off the coast of Mexico, and yesterday in the Mariana Trench." "Do you see any danger to the Japanese archipelago?" "Let's see..." "I looked over the data for the Tokai region and saw no abnormalities." "Now stop pestering me." "Who else can I talk to?" "The Oshima lava level rose 3 meters in one month." "Tokyo ground water levels have risen 5-6 cm." "I have data that gives some idea of the conditions beneath Tokyo." "Please, take a look at it!" "You don't trust my opinion anyway." "Therefore, there's no reason for me to look at it." "Dr. Marumo!" "This is where the explosion occurred in the Mariana Trench." "This is where the deep sea vessel got into trouble last year in Mexican waters." "The mantle convection from the exit along South America flows out, and into the floor of the Pacific Ocean traveling toward Japan." "Then, it enters the Mariana Trench and the Japan Trench." "That is how the Pacific Ocean plates are moving, and this is the cause." "Crust Mantle" "This chart shows the Earth's interior." "The mantle is always moving slowly." "At a rate of about 2-3cm a year." "It flows up at this mountain range on the ocean floor." "The mantle convection always travels laterally, and when it comes to a trench, it sinks back into the interior of the mantle." "At that point, the tip of the peninsula is pulled in." "And when the force reaches a certain level, it retracts like the snap of a rubber band." "That's when you have an earthquake." "This is the mechanism for an earthquake at sea?" "How does an earthquake directly underground work?" "It's not yet fully understood by science." " I'll take a look at it." " Thank you." "What happened to your family?" "I left my wife." "I suppose you felt you had no choice." "You'd have been a blot on the name of the Muchika Kawazu family." "We're going to get a divorce." "Yuko is going to meet with Tomiko Ashida." "I'd like you to be there." "I'm going to Osaka for a talk, but I'll be back tomorrow afternoon." "I'll be available then." "I'm sorry for the trouble." "This isn't wasn't what I signed up for when I arranged your marriage." "Yuko wants to meet you." "Will you see her?" "Yes..." "I'll meet her." "It will be tomorrow afternoon." "Dr. Marumo will be there, too." "I wanted to see her, too." "I spoke with Dr. Marumo." "He said he would be present when you meet with Tomiko." "We'll meet at a restaurant called Matsunoie, near Omotesando Station at 4:00." "That's fine." "I'll meet you on the Akasakamitsuke Station platform at 3:30." "Ryuichi." "Dad..." "Why are you leaving us?" "I'm sorry." "I don't want to make you sad." "You'll understand when you're older." "Dad..." "When I'm big, I'm going to be a scholar just like you." "Will I ever see you again?" "Of course." "Anytime you want." "You knew how I felt!" "I came to Tokyo to be near you." "I planned to propose once my career was on track." "Now I find out that you're hooked up with Yoichi Kawazu." "Tomiko, do you really have to marry him?" "Can't you just work together?" "I won't give up so easily!" "Dr. Kawazu?" "The Iwatsuki Deep Well angle meter has started to show significant motion again." "I told Dr. Marumo in Osaka, but he said to tell you." "He said to tell me?" "Yes, he said it was urgent." "I'll be right there." "Call Dr. Marumo." "Kawazu speaking." "The Iwatsuki angle meter shows a significant rise." "I think the Earthquake Prediction Council should be convened." "The Director of the Earthquake Division agrees." "I see." "We'll convene tomorrow at 10:00." "Please inform Mr. Hayashi." "Matsunoie is at 4:00, right?" "Bring the data with you, just in case." "Yuko!" "Don't go!" "You don't need to get divorced." "You're just playing into his hands." "Stop, I say." "Mother, you are possessed with the ghost of Munechika Kawazu." "Hello." "I'm sorry about last night." "I'll never forget how you feel..." "But I belong with Dr. Kawazu." "I'm going to meet with Yuko now." "Don't go!" "I'm on my way there now!" " Goodbye." " Tomiko!" "Japan Meteorological Agency" " It's been a busy trip." " For you as well." "Ryuichi!" "Ryuichi!" "Run for your lives!" "Help me!" " Run to Akasaka!" "It's the closest!" " Get out of my way!" "Honey!" "Open the doors!" "Hurry!" "Let's go!" "We have to get on the tracks!" " The platform is there!" " Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Wait!" "Get out of here!" "Wait for me!" "Grandma, are you all right?" "!" "Ryuichi!" "Ryuichi!" "Ryuichi!" "Help me!" "Grandma, hurry!" "Hurry up!" "Just a little more, grandma!" "Ryuichi!" "Let's get out of here!" "Hurry!" "Climb up!" "Stop dawdling!" "Somebody help me!" "Let's go!" "Don't push!" "We can't get out here!" "The exit is blocked!" "We have to get through!" "Please everyone keep calm!" "We're checking to see if there's a way to get out!" "Please stay calm!" " Can't you contact anyone on the outside?" "!" " What in the hell are you doing?" "!" "We haven't established contact with the outside yet." "Please stay calm!" "We're preparing to lead you to the next station." "Please return to the platform." "How long are we going to have to be down here?" "!" "Please, everyone remain calm!" "What's that sound?" " It's water!" " Water?" "!" "Get out of here!" "It's been almost two hours since the first earthquake struck." "Nothing but smoke and fire are visible from the roof of the radio station building." "Tokyo has turned into a raging inferno!" "We have no information on the size of the earthquake or its epicenter." "The sounds of helicopters can be heard from the sky, but they cannot be seen through the smoke." "It's beginning to shake again!" "Have communications been restored?" "The Earthquake Countermeasures Headquarters can't fulfill its duties like this." "We'll be able to send an emergency message via wireless in a moment." "The first priority is to save lives and rescue the injured." "What are the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency doing?" "Minister of Internal Affairs" "Even if the FDMA could dispatch fire trucks and ambulances, they don't have enough to respond to an emergency of this scale." "Supposing the vehicles are still intact, there are fissures, collapsed buildings, exploding cars, fallen overhead highways and walkways," "Joint Staff Council Chairman roads that are flooded and otherwise impassable..." "So, ground-based rescue operations are virtually impossible." "Then we'll use air-based operations." "How's the Self-defense Forces?" "We've already sent a division into the city center." "The Narashino Airborne Brigade should've already arrived in Eto Ward." "The radio announcer said that he could hear the helicopters, but he couldn't see them." "The entire city is engulfed in flames." "Their view is either obscured by smoke, or blasts of hot air, which is preventing them from landing." "If both ground and air are untenable, what other choices do we have?" "The radio's working again." " Go on screen." " Yes, sir!" "This is most unfortunate!" "How is it back there?" "!" "It's no good!" "Same as here!" "The epicenter of the earthquake was the Uraga Channel in Tokyo Bay." "The magnitude was 7.9." "The fault is huge beyond imagination." "The Marunouchi Building is a shambles and people are trapped inside." "Over half of Tokyo is flooded." "Dammit!" "What's going to happen to us?" "!" "This area is around 5-6 meters above sea level." "I don't think the water will rise much higher." "No, judging from the water level, the water isn't just from Sumida River, it's from Tokyo Bay." "The pressure of the water flow tells us as much as that." "It's dangerous here!" "Isn't that a ventilation duct?" "Maybe we can escape from there." "I found it!" "Hit it harder!" "Almost got it!" "It's an aftershock!" "Hold on to the train!" "Don't push!" "Daddy, I'm scared!" "Kawazu!" "Tomiko!" "Tomiko!" "Tomiko!" "Tomiko!" "Tomiko!" "Tomiko!" " Hashizume." " Get a hold of yourself!" " I can't make it..." " Tomiko!" "Tomiko!" "Poison gas alert!" "Poison gas alert!" "Chemicals from industrial complexes, hospitals, pharmacies, schools, factories, and research facilities are exploding!" "Synthetic construction materials are going up in flames and releasing massive amounts of toxic gas." "People, deprived of oxygen, are dropping like flies!" "How're the Maritime Self-Defense Forces doing?" "The storm surge and the heavy fuel leak have left them unable to move." "So, we've no other option other than to sit on our thumbs and bear witness to this lake of fire?" "!" "We're helpless!" "The government is simply not equipped to handle an earthquake of this magnitude!" "Shut up!" "Saying such things at a time like this!" "The point is, we need dramatic disaster measures!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" " Mommy!" " Tokiko!" "The water level's getting higher!" "Everyone will drown if we stay here!" "Hey, maybe some of you on top can swap places with people on the side for a while!" "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "!" "Let's trade places!" "Don't you know how many people are down there in the water!" " Get down there!" " Leave me alone!" "Be reasonable about this!" "I want you to trade places!" "I'll take your place in the water!" " Is she your wife?" "!" " Yes, she is." "We're all gonna die!" "DIE!" " Shut up, suckhole!" " We're dead, I tell ya!" "You bastard son of 1,000 fathers!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Stop it!" "Everyone's scared!" "Dammit!" "I have to go..." "To be with Dr. Kawazu!" "Tomiko!" "Dr. Kawazu!" "Tomiko!" "Leave me..." "I can't make it." "You escape." "What're you saying?" "!" "You're going to live!" "You're going to live!" "You'll live for Yoichi Kawazu!" "I'll take your place for a while." " No, I'm fine." " But..." "I said that I'm all right." "The water's flowing that way, so maybe, if we follow the current, we can survive!" "You might be right!" "There's more water flowing in than there is flowing out." "That's why the water level is rising." "If we follow the water in the direction it's flowing, we could find a way out!" "Even if there is a way out, how will you get there?" "Shut up, shit stain!" "I'm still figuring that out!" "You can stay here if you like!" "Everyone will drown within the hour!" "I hope someone can swim!" "We need to swim down a piece and see what we can find!" "Can't anyone swim?" "!" "Can't anyone swim?" "!" "Can't anyone swim?" "!" "Why don't you go?" "If I could swim, I would've been outta here long before now!" "Hey, can you swim?" "!" "Hey, can't any of you guys swim?" "!" "I can swim." "Then go!" "All of our lives depend on it!" "I'll go." "Dr. Kawazu!" "Doctor!" "Are you all right?" "!" "Stay with me!" "Tomiko, stay with me!" "He's not coming back!" "He's dead!" "He's dead!" "He's dead!" "He's dead!" "I should've gone!" "It should've been me!" "I'll go take a look!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "You'll die!" "Don't die for nothing!" "You're better off staying here!" "I'll go with you!" "Yuko, what are you saying!" "?" "You stay here!" "Take this!" "Gas!" "50,000 members of the Ground Self-defense Forces have assembled at Rokugo Bridge in Yokohama, but the bridge is badly damaged and impassable by vehicle!" "They are formulating a strategy to ford the river on foot!" "They are working on dropping supplies by helicopter, but the situation on the ground is so chaotic that people can't reach them!" "Thick black smoke is hampering vision, and helicopters are crashing into each other!" "36 years after WWII..." "The capital of this glorious nation that we have worked to build through diligent efforts - gone in a flash!" "He said it would cost three times the national budget, or 130 trillion yen." "Sir?" "That scholar..." "Yoichi Kawazu!" "Hey, scholar!" "There's a train car up ahead." "The roof has collapsed on the car, holding it down and trapping us in." "Water is flowing through the gap, but if we could smash down the wall, the water could flow out freely." "A wall!" "How can we get it out of the way?" "!" "If we leverage the incline that the train is on to get it moving, it might smash through the wall!" "If the ceiling has collapsed and trapped us in here, I don't see how we can get the train to move!" "He's right." "How in the world could we possibly move this train?" "!" "The rails are covered in rubble..." "There's no way a car could ride on them." "What's on the other side of that wall?" "!" "It's filled with gas." "What if we ignite the gas?" "How?" "One of us will have to do it." "Blowing up the gas... is the only way to save everyone." "I'll go back and see whether it can be done." "Darling!" "I'll go with you!" "You must stay here." "I want to help you!" "I can!" "Yuko!" "This is something I have to do!" "Only me!" " Darling!" "Take me with you!" " I can do it myself!" "Darling!" "Forgive me!" "You have to live!" "This is crucial information about the earthquake." "Deliver it to the research institute." "I need you to do this." "And to take care of Ryuichi." "Darling!" "I'll go, too." "Take me with you!" "You should stay here and help." "Darling!" "Darling!" "Screenplay:" "Kaneto Shindo" "Subtitles translated by Scannon and timed by lordretsudo" "Starring:" "Hiroshi Katsuno Toshiyuki Nagashima" "Yumi Takigawa Kayo Matsuo" "Directed by Kenjiro Omori" "THE END"