[Blitz]Area 88 OVA - 01.srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Enemy at 10 o'clock high! Take evasive action! Evasive action!
Calling Area 88 headquarters.
Anti-government artillery units moving northward from southern division, point 3B!
This is Shin Kazama, zero-zero section.
This is Kazama from zero-zero section.
Damn!
Do they hear me or not?
It's the ususal bullshit.
In any case, they'd better keep their hands off my prey!
That's about $6000 earned.
Runway in sight. Wing angle at 7 degrees.
Leading edge slot open.
Flaperons at 30 degrees.
Air brakes engaged.
Landing gear down.
Commencing approach!
AREA 88
AREA 88
AREA 88
Original Manga Kaoru Shintani (As serialized in Shonen Big Comics)
Executive Producer Ren Usami Producer Yuji Nunokawa
Screenplay Akiyoshi Sakai Character Designs Toshiyasu Okada Art Director Mitsuki Nakamura
Director of Photography Kazunori Hashimoto Juro Sugimura Sound Director Shigeharu Shuba
Music Ichiro Nitta Recording Director Toshinori Takatsuka Recording Mixer Minoru Asami (Original Soundtrack Available Through King Records)
Opening Song "How Far to Paradise" Performed By Derek Jackson Incidental Song "Good-Bye, Lonely Blue" Ending Song "Kanashimi No Destiny" Performed By Mio (Original Soundtrack Available Through King Records)
Shin Kazama Kaneto Shiozawa Satoru Kanzaki Yoshito Yasuhara Saki Vashtar Taro Shigaki
Ryoko Tsugumo Sakiki Tamagawa Mickey Simon Kei Tomiyama Mutsuki "Rocky" Goh Shusei Nakamura McCoy Kayumi Iemasa
Greg Gates Takuzou Kamiyama Boris Tessho Genda Bucksey Toshio Furukawa Charlie Makio Inoue Bowman Michiro Ikemizu
Yasuda Yoshiko Sakakibara Ryoko's Father Mikio Terajima Farina Jouji Yanami Shin Kazama (young) Chika Sakamoto Satoru Kanzaki (young) Mayumi Tanaka
Other voice cast Tomohiro Nishimura Ryoichi Tanaka Shigeru Chiba Kenyuu Horiuchi Hochu Otsuka
Other voice cast Takahiro Hirai Kyonsuke Kami Kumiko Takizawa Shino Kakinuma Matsumi Oshiro
Director Hisayuki Toriumi
Whoa, right there, just hold that pose!
A lone samurai, who braves the days upon hot and sandy battlefields.
You got a good face, man!
You're Japanese, aren't you?
I'll bet it's been a while since you've seen another Japanese.
I'm Goh Mutsuki from N.P. Broadcasting.
Mutsuki?
Folks call me Rocky. I'd like it if you would too.
That's enough. I don't like having my picture taken.
Now that's cold. This is my job, man!
Then I think that's a subject you'd like.
It's on fire!
That's Greg's Skyhawk.
Hurry up and put that fire out!
Hey, McCoy! Is old man McCoy here?!
What happened? You all right?!
Comin'!
I took a shot right through my windscreen.
I had shards bouncin' around in my helmet!
Guess you'll be needin' some alcohol.
'Preciate it!
Ya gotta value yer life, right?
Value your life, and it'll last you a whole lifetime.
Damn, that stings!
It's even stronger than hair tonic!
Here!
All right, fill 'er up! I'm heading back out again!
There's a whole frickin' swarm of tanks out there!
But they just got finished putting out the fire!
He's going out again without even doing any repairs?!
Goddamnit! How the hell could you break down on me now after coming so far?!
Bucksey, you suck!
Man, you were born under the unluckiest star out there!
Value the plane above yer own life, dammit!
Shut the hell up, you scraggly-faced, bearded Buddha!
Bucksey!
Your plane's done for.
Aw, it hasn't even been a month since I bought the damn thing!
I've covered lots of stories as far as Vietnam and Africa,
but never anything this crazy.
You look pretty shocked.
This is the norm around here.
Hey...
Two years and three months more...
Two years, huh?
It's too long! Way too long!
I've had enough of murdering people!
I want to go back to Japan.
I want to go back alive and walk on Japanese soil!
One, two! One, two! One, two!
The both of you have truly outstanding academic records.
There is nothing more to teach you here at this flight school.
From here on, I want you to work hard and get more experience
so that you'll be able to fly the skies all over our world.
Ryoko...
I'll be back in Japan the day after tomorrow, okay?
Hey, Shin!
Whatcha doing?
I might have known!
You can't wait to get back and see your Ryoko, can ya?
No, I...
Well now!
You won the heart of the daughter of Yamato Airline's president...
It sure is enough to make a guy jealous!
You're headed straight for the good life, buddy.
Kanzaki! That's not what I'm thinking at all.
Don't be silly, I'm messing with you!
We aren't even thinking about marriage at this point.
Right now the flying takes all I've got.
Well, maybe your lack of greed is the best thing about you.
As for me, I'll take advantage of whatever I can.
I admire your drive.
Well, in any case it looks like we're on the fast-track to being Yamato Airlines' top pilots.
C'mon!
Today's a big day! Let's go get hammered and celebrate!
Sure, let's go paint the town red!
Ah, man, I feel great!
All right! Off to the next bar!
Yeah!
Bring me a beer or a whiskey or whatever!
Another two days and it's, "Goodbye, Paris!"
Hey, Shin.
Wake up and sign this.
C'mon.
Lemme sleep... C'mon.
Lemme sleep...
I'll let you sleep as long as you want once you've signed this.
This is the paperwork for staying outside the dorm overnight.
Come on, hurry up and sign it.
Huh? Paperwork for staying out?
That's right. This is gonna be an all-nighter after all.
Right...
Atta boy.
Farewell, Shin.
Hey!
Wake up!
You're Shin Kazama, right?
Who are you?
You're coming with us.
You've made a contract with us.
What do you mean, contract?
Are you sure this isn't some kind of mistake?
I'm a Yamato Airlines trainee studying abroad here.
As of 12:00 this morning,
you have resigned your post at Yamato Airlines, and joined our country, Aslan's, foreign legion.
Yeah, whatever. Don't be ridiculous!
This is your signature.
As stipulated in the contract, for the next three years...
You will serve in the kingdom of Aslan's air force.
This is ridiculous!
Mr. Kazama...
Do you want to be shot as a deserter?
I don't recall enlisting in any foreign legion!
"Hey, Shin."
"This is the paperwork for staying outside the dorm overnight."
"Sign it."
"Sign it!"
"SIGN IT!"
Kanzaki?!
Why... Why?
WHY?!
Hi! I could hear you in here. Mind if I come in?
Nah...
Hey, what's going on?
Nothing.
Would you talk to me about Japan?
For a little while...
Stories about Japan? Well, the only thing is...
For the past three years, I haven't been back to Japan either.
See, our head office is in England,
and so I've been working in Europe for a long time.
Is that right?
Do you have any family in Japan?
None!
They abroad?
I haven't had any family since the day I was born.
I never even knew my own mother's face.
I see... Sorry, I shouldn't have asked.
It's comforting being able to see another Japanese.
Rocky?
I am Saki Vashtar, Lieutenant Colonel of the Aslan Royal Air Force.
And the highest in command at this base, right?
Pleased to make your acquaintance!
What is a Japanese like you doing here?
Well, this is the only foreign legion air force there is.
Plus I heard there was a Japanese pilot here.
Are you speaking of Shin Kazama?
I have already met him, you know.
All right, Rocky, I'll let you do your story on this base,
but know that these are the very frontlines of Hell. Your safety is by no means guaranteed.
Roger!
For supplies, you should go visit McCoy's storehouse at the far side of the hangar.
I imagine he'll have what you need.
Does he have film too?
He sells toilet paper, warheads...
And everything in between.
Hey, old McCoy!
Ah, it's the reporter from earlier.
I figured you'd be along sooner or later.
Huh?
Oh, I was thinking out loud.
Gimme about 50 rolls of 35mm Tri-Ex.
Sure thing.
Do reporters these days usually go cover stories without even bringing film?
And you are?
The name's Mickey. Pleased to meet ya.
What, haven't you outgrown the fear of strangers yet?
As for my film,
in the confusion after that accident earlier today,
I ended up leaving my film bag sitting out in the blazing hot sun.
Two hundred rolls up in smoke!
Mistakes can cost you your life around here, pal.
So are you also one of Shin's buddies?
What about him?
Something about him kinda bugs me.
I've spent years going around from battlefield to battlefield,
so I can tell you that he certainly doesn't have the eyes of a soldier.
He's not like you guys.
Pretty sharp there, mister reporter.
Shin's not like Mickey here. He's not at war because he likes it.
You mean you know?
The men around here come from all kinds of different backgrounds.
But there's not a one who'll actually talk about his past.
I'll bet.
Here.
Thanks.
There's still another 300 rolls. If you run out, come back anytime.
You're a lifesaver.
Lessee... 50 rolls of film...
Huh... You treat the outsiders well enough, don't ya, Pops?
Like hell!
I'm the one who left his bag sitting in the sun.
I made out like a bandit on this one!
Huh?!
Are those the new recruits flying in formation up there?
Those are BAC Lightnings.
They've brought in some more frickin' old planes to fight with.
They went broke fighting in an African civil war, so they drifted here.
Cut it out!
We're not on display here.
I'll smash that damn camera.
What was that?
Give it a rest!
Hey, McCoy, where's Shin?
Ah, right, he went out on the afternoon sortie. He's not back yet.
What did you say?!
I think he went out on a mission last night too.
That's pretty amazing.
Why don't you try to be more like him?
Hey, Saki!
This ain't funny, man!
Why don't you stop Shin from going out? You're working him to death!
Listen, Mickey.
Around here, it is entirely up to the pilot which missions he wants to participate in.
It's not my place to step in.
But...
In order to get out of Area 88,
a pilot must survive three years of combat,
pay a penalty of 1.5 million dollars,
or...
He can desert.
Shin should have $1.5 million shortly.
Sunset...
To me it's the same crimson as blood.
Okay, I guess that about wraps it up, huh?
Everything looks normal in the engine compartment too.
I think that should be good enough.
Let's have our supervisor come and look it over.
Sure.
I'll go get him.
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
I've been searching for you! What are you doing here?
These.
Hurry up and carry them over there, all right?
Huh?
Well, there you go.
I'd like you to load them up too.
Huh?
Okay, I'll do that.
Ryoko!
Ah, Papa!
My usual assistant isn't here.
What?!
Then...
Well, actually I'm a flight academy student. My name is Kazama.
I... I'm so sorry! I had no idea.
Please excuse my daughter.
My name is Tsugumo. I'm with Yamato Airlines.
Are you scared, Shin?
I feel like my heart's gonna do a somersault!
But you're the one who wants to be a jet pilot, right?
Those planes go really fast, you know.
Only speed feels a lot different when you're in a cockpit!
Ryoko...
My dear angel...
But I am no longer the man I once was.
I have been stained by gunpowder and blood.
I'm a devil incarnate, consumed by the flames of hatred!
Hey there! Shin!
Glad to see you made it back safe and sound again today.
Say, I got me some secondhand Sidewinders on the cheap. Care to purchase a few?
If you keep on hawking weaponry like that,
you're going to fall straight to Hell sooner or later.
Son, this is Area 88, Hell's very own Main Street.
Tell me, where do I fall from here?
Good point. How much you want?
That's the spirit!
A thousand bucks for 50 of 'em!
That's cheap!
You sure they're not defective?
I have never sold a single missile that wouldn't fire...
Though there have been a few that didn't explode on contact.
I'll thank you to not interfere with my business dealings, Boris!
No offense, old man,
but let's pretend this conversation never took place.
Don't be like that!
What did I ever do to make you want to ruin a sale for me?!
You're haggling for money, but it's life and death for us.
Faulty equipment will cost a man his life.
Well, you can go to Hell!
So is it true that bastard Boris sleeps with the light on?
He says he's afraid that if he goes into the darkness, he'll never come out again.
Afraid? Well, how about that!
So a man with a brutish face like that is scared, eh?
Well ha ha on him!
I'll now tell you the objective of our next strike.
Southern division, point 2C, the surface-to-air missile base.
You're telling us to fly right into the Devil's mouth?!
We pass even close to there and missiles come down on us like rain!
Tomorrow afternoon, the Aslan Royal Air Force will commence an operation.
In order to keep their casualties to a minimum, it is necessary that we crush this base!
So we'll be sacrificing ourselves for the government's forces?
It's always the really dangerous work that gets handed to us.
You are a foreign legion that is paid good money by our country.
Don't forget that.
We will depart in two hours.
If you are interested in this mission, then speak now.
Compensation will be twice the normal rate: $20,000.
Dare ga anata ni kizu wo tsuketa no Who has wounded you?
Wake wo tazuneta koto wa mada nai keredo I still haven't asked the reason why
Hitomi no blue, sabishii iro ne But the blue of your eyes it such a lonely color
Kokoro wa mou koko ni nai Your heart isn't here anymore
Make sure you take some good pictures of this!
Make sure you take some good pictures of this! Goodbye, sweet goodbye, blue lion
This is one mission we might not make it back from. Goodbye, sweet goodbye, blue lion
If you don't, I'll send these to your folks back in your country. Goodbye, sweet goodbye, blue lion
If you don't, I'll send these to your folks back in your country.
Goodbye, sweet goodbye, blue iron
Sundown, 20:30 hours...
Sundown, 20:30 hours... stuki wa kakete wa mata michite yuku wa After the moon wanes it always waxes once again
Tsuki wa kakete wa mata michite yuku wa After the moon wanes it always waxes once again
Time to go! Tsuki wa kakete wa mata michite yuku wa After the moon wanes it always waxes once again
Tsuki wa kakete wa mata michite yuku wa After the moon wanes it always waxes once again
Sore wo anata ni tsugetai I want to let you know that
Namida nante imi ga nai "Tears are meaningless"
Anata no "ah" kuchiguse Your favorite saying
Yasashisa dake osoreteru The only thing you're afraid of it kindness
Control Tower to Blue-1. Take off! Yasashisa dake osoreteru The only thing you're afraid of it kindness
Control Tower to Blue-1. Take off! Dakishimete ageru yo I'll hold you close to me
Dakishimete ageru yo I'll hold you close to me
Blue-2, taxi to the runway and take off!
Tsuki wa kakete wa mata michite yuku wa After the moon wanes it always waxes once again
Sore wo anata ni tsugetai I want to let you know that
Namida nante imi ga nai "Tears are meaningless"
Anata no "ah" kuchiguse Your favorite saying
Yasashisa dake osoreteru The only thing you're afraid of it kindness
Dakishimete ageru yo I'll hold you close to me
Shin! Do you think the enemy will send up any fighters?
Couldn't tell you.
After all, today's target is a supply base with anti-aircraft missile emplacements.
From a common-sense standpoint,
maybe we should assume they wouldn't need fighters since they have anti-aircraft missiles.
We'll soon be within the enemy's defensive perimeter.
If we don't reduce our altitude, we'll be missile fodder!
Target in sight.
We're going to proceed with a low-altitude attack!
That big-ass supply carrier is mine!
Like hell! That thing is mine!
Attack!
Enemy fighters detected.
They have breached our defensive perimeter and are coming in at high speed, low altitude.
Not bad... It's those guys from the Foreign Legion, right?
Well, we're going to massacre them!
Distance at 10... 5...
Now! Show them our fangs!
Two enemy craft have made it through!
They have broken through the last defensive perimeter!
What?!
We did it!
Shin...
Drawing in your wing flaps to pass through those iron fangs
was the genius I'd expect of you.
The same goes for you, Boris.
It's a good thing we tested to see
if the rumors that you can fly an F-8 with your wing flaps up were true.
Mickey! Were you watching out for us from above?
I let you guys take care of the big targets,
while I knocked out anything up at high altitude.
I see...
So that's why we weren't attacked from above,
even though we'd folded our wings and wobbled through the air.
You got it.
Which means we'll have to split the $20,000 reward money three ways.
No, I think the money will be split only two ways.
What?
Boris! If it hadn't been for Mickey's help, we wouldn't be here right now!
Boris!
It's all right, Shin. That's the kind of guy he is.
I don't need that kinda chump change anyhow!
If that's how it is, then I don't want my part of it either.
You can have it all to yourself, Boris.
You morons are jumping to conclusions!
When I said it'd be split only two ways...
I meant for the two of you to split it between yourselves.
Boris...
It looks like I somehow managed to take two or three shots right through my air intake.
Friends really are a great thing,
especially the ones who face death with you.
You don't run across many people like that in life.
But even with friends like that, one or the other of you is going to die first.
That's what war is like.
Heartrending, isn't it?
That's why I didn't want to make friends with anyone.
See, if I put out the lights and go to sleep,
all the guys who went before me appear.
First one, then another...
They say, "Hey, Boris, you doin' all right?"
Now I'm going too, guys.
Looks like I'll be able to have a nice, restful sleep.
Boris! Pull up!
Shin, turn out the lights in my room for me when you get back.
Boris!
Well done.
Since you destroyed that base,
the supply lines to our enemy's frontline forces have been cut,
and it looks as though they have withdrawn.
So of the twelve planes that sortied out, only two have returned?
See that you're well rested before the next mission.
Sheesh! That guy's one callous son-of-a bitch!
And after so many people died on that mission!
Is this all Boris left behind?
Yes, Sir. But there's no one to forward these things on to.
Although Headquarters will hold on to them in case.
Cut it out!
Goodnight, Boris.
Shin, about earlier, I...
It's all right.
It's Bucksey.
He stands there like that, waiting for his friends who went out on the last sortie to come back.
Even though he should know they're never coming back.
Those men who died, I wonder what kinds of lives they lived?
There are all kinds at this base,
ex-military, clergymen, boxers, even Mafia bigwigs.
They don't talk about it,
but I'm sure they all have weighty, complicated reasons for ending up here.
What about you, Shin?
I wonder if it's also hot in Tokyo right now?
Mr. Director, your daughter has arrived.
Oh, she's here is she?
Ah, Ryoko, sorry to have you come all the way here.
You said there was some business you wished to see me about.
What's the matter, Father?
Ah, well I wouldn't exactly call it "business."
Have a seat.
I'm getting on in years myself,
and I feel bad for always making you help me out with my own work.
Oh, don't be silly.
This is about you getting married.
Married?
I thought maybe it was about time.
Yes, but you see I enjoy the job I have right now,
and I've now finally gotten the hang of it.
I'd like to think I'm of some use to you here at least!
And you certainly are!
I'm not saying this simply because you're my daughter,
but your performance is truly commendable.
In that case, isn't it okay if I go a while longer not getting married?
You can't forget about Kazama?
I understand how you feel, but he abandoned Yamato Airlines.
To me, that's tantamount to a dog biting the hand that feeds it.
Father!
Back then I thought either Kazama or Kanzaki would make a good husband for you.
They were both the cream of the crop.
But now that Kazama is no longer here...
I don't want to hear it!
You look a little tired.
He brought up marriage.
It's so much trouble to refuse.
He's only doing it because he cares about you, Miss.
Ms. Yasuda, do you think that a woman can live her life with only her memories?
Memories get romanticized as time moves on.
You may be right, but still...
It's possible to live clinging to the past,
but sometimes you end up missing out on the happiness that's in front of you right now.
However...
If you truly do believe in Mr. Kazama,
then live on faithfully with that belief.
I'll always be on your side!
Thank you.
For its long-distance direct flights,
it's only natural that Yamato Airlines would decide on Maxwell's Type MB-14.
Provided all Yamato's active pilots get together and recommend it.
This is that formal recommendation.
It certainly is.
Even I have enough influence to get a thing like this done.
There's a hundred thousand shares in Yamato Airlines
which I purchased for you under a different name.
I'll put it in the safe-deposit box.
I appreciate it.
Now you in actuality hold a twenty-five percent share in Yamato Airlines.
Yes...
You're buying up so much stock.
So are you planning a takeover?
This is for our mutual profit.
You certainly are a formidable man.
Yamato Airlines have no idea what a dreadful foe they harbor within their own organization.
Hey, Pops, would you mount some Sidewinders to my pylons?
Yeah, sure thing.
Oh, by the way, Mickey! Have you heard?
Heard what?
I hear Shin only has another $20,000 to go before he's earned the full $1.5 million.
Really?
You mean to tell me he's earned that much?
I figure if he shoots down another five planes, that should do it.
So he needs to kill another five people.
I see... So he'll finally be able to get outta here, will he?
That is, if he can make it out alive, of course!
I'll tell ya, Pops, you really are goin' to Hell.
One more... Only one more...
Only one more to go and I'll have my $1.5 million!
Ryoko, I'm coming home.
I can come home!
Don't think badly of me. You're my last one.
I won't ever kill again!
So please... Please forgive me!
I'm out of ammo!
That's Shin's Crusader!
Damn!
Shin!
I made it.
Pops, how much will repairs for this run?
I hate to say it, but you'd be better off buying a new plane.
A comparable plane will probably run you half a million dollars at least.
So then earning $20,000 has cost me $500,000?
Don't let it get to you.
The fact that you made it out of this alive is enough of a bargain.
How many more lives do you think I'll have to take to earn another half million?!
Mr. Kazama, this thing will protect your life.
Mind your own business!
Worry more about your own damn life!
That guy's got no luck.
Those three guys...
Could it be?
I'm going home.
I'm going home to Japan.
I'm going home to Ryoko.
I'll desert.
I've had more than I can take of this place!
There's no way I'll stay in a place like this.
I'm deserting!
I'll need one that can fly to Paris without refueling.
As for speed, I'd better take one that can go mach 2 or greater,
or I won't be able to get away from any missiles.
Going for a walk so late at night, Mr. Kazama?
Or were you planning on deserting?
I know about your circumstances, more or less.
But this doesn't mean you can desert.
For one thing, there's no way you'll get away.
No one in the Middle East has ever broken away from us.
You still wanna try your luck against us?
You guys are...
The Escape Killers.
Mickey!
I finally remembered.
I recalled hearing a rumor about a trio of guys who go around finding and killing deserters.
So who hired you to come to this base?
Was it Saki?
Well, no matter.
You're going up against Shin and me: The number one and number two men at this base.
That means at least two of you will be going to meet your maker.
Nah, fact is, none of 'em will be getting out of here alive.
We'll make sure of that.
Hey, what's the matter, Escape Killers?
Ya think you can take us on and make it outta here in one piece?
You've made up your minds that this man's a deserter when he hasn't even deserted.
How 'bout you start bargaining for your lives?!
That's enough!
There you go.
You'll now return to headquarters and report that there are no deserters at Area 88, won't you?
Fine, I got it, Sir.
Let's blow this joint.
Hey! Why don't we see 'em off all the way to the border?
All right!
Whoa, hold on a second, Saki!
What kind of dirty tricks are you pullin'?
I never thought you'd hire a bunch of bastards like that!
I guess you don't think much of me either,
not if you think I'd hire someone like the Escape Killers.
What was that?
Hold on, Mickey!
Listen to me, Saki.
The truth is, I...
Don't say it, Shin!
I don't want to hear it either.
What's the big deal? You'll have it all back in no time, Shin.
With skills such as yours, returning home to Japan should not prove too difficult a task.
Saki...
You're fighting so that you can go home to Japan.
But what is my reason?
There is no sadder reality than that of fellow countrymen
who spill each others' blood during a time of civil war.
My opponent, the leader of the anti-government faction,
is my father.
Shin, do you really want to return to Japan that badly?
What about you, Mickey?
What could have made you want to come to this godforsaken place?
Me?
Good question.
There was a time when I was like you; I really, really wanted to go home to New York,
back when I was in Vietnam.
That place was Hell.
"I want to go home."
"I want to make it back alive, and walk on home soil once again."
I remember those were my only thoughts.
But the thing is...
When I finally did make it back safe and sound,
something was different.
Well...
My old man, my big brother and my girlfriend, Tracy, they all treated me real well.
But there was something in me that was rejecting them.
Something...
I guess as a man who'd been at war for so long, who'd ridden the fine line between life and death,
the peaceful life didn't agree with me anymore.
I'll be damned if it doesn't go beyond all reason though.
We're two top-notch killers.
If the scent of blood and gunsmoke that clings to my body is proof of that,
then it was a total mistake to think that such a son-of-a bitch killer
would be able to live among civilians who don't know anything.
I don't know what emotional ties you might have to Japan, to Tokyo,
but the fact is that you're one top-notch killer, Shin.
G'night!
It'll be a while yet before dawn.
If you don't get a good rest, it'll be all the harder from here on.
A top-notch killer...
I know that well enough without him reminding me.
That's why I want to get out of here!
Listen up!
Put the camera against your headrest, or your photos will be blurred!
Right! Like this?
Man, you're a curious one.
There's no reason you have to come up in a fighter plane, is there?
You'll either take some amazing pictures or you'll lose your life. One or the other, man!
No kidding.
But in order to get a peek inside that guy's mind, I have to do this.
What is it that calls him to the skies? What makes him kill other people?
To find out, I have no choice but to try flying myself.
That's the way I see it.
Shin Kazama, you rank at the top of all the things that I've covered.
Ah, here they come.
Bucksey! You make sure to protect that reporter!
After all, he paid us a lot of money for this!
Now don't you go passing out on me, all right?!
The F-5E Tiger II, huh?
I'm impressed you could get one of these, McCoy.
As long as you put up the money, I'll bring you whatever you want!
Nothing like a brand new plane.
Why don't we get a picture of it for posterity, before it gets all beaten up?
Where's Rocky?
He's getting a ride in Bucksey's Phantom.
Bucksey's?
I hear he asked for the ride and put up some good money for it.
'Ole Bucksey was about jumping for joy.
I wonder if they'll be all right? That's a total novice he's taking up there with him.
Mickey went along as escort. I don't see any need to worry.
Mickey did?
Well, in that case...
Now this is how you dogfight!
I'll bet you're getting some pretty wild pictures, huh?
Bucksey! Missiles on your six!
Bucksey! We don't have time to turn around and escape.
Stall 'em out and shake 'em off that way!
What's going on?!
Redout!
As a result of excessive negative Gs on your body,
the blood vessels in your eyes are overloaded, and everything looks red!
If you keep it up for too long, you'll lose your eyesight.
It can cause a brain hemorrhage too, but try to bear it a bit longer!
Just hang in there!
Okay, we're gonna lose it!
Bucksey!
It looks okay. You'll be able to rake in the cash with this plane.
Fly this one more patiently, all right?
Looks like Mickey's back.
I'm surprised you can make out his plane through the heat haze.
It's the sound, the sound.
His fuel pump isn't a genuine North American pump.
What he's got on there now is some random one that fell off an enemy plane a while back.
That's insane!
What's the big deal? As long as he's got a cap on it, it's fine.
That's how machines work.
Don't tell me this Tiger II is also like that.
This one's all right.
Bucksey's Phantom isn't with him, is it?
Rocky...
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Ah, welcome.
Tonight you look even more radiant than usual, my dear.
Oh my! Thank you very much.
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Please enjoy yourselves.
Do you have a moment, Ryoko?
Ah, Mr. Kanzaki. Right now, I'm a little...
Ryoko...
Come on.
What exactly do you want?
I trust the company president has spoken with you?
About what?
About how I asked him for your hand in marriage!
If you haven't spoken to him, then maybe now is a good time to...
I don't think so!
I've always...
I believe you are aware of how I feel.
Kazama isn't here anymore!
I wish he had never stolen you from me!
Now that he's gone...
It's a big relief for you, right?
I was wrong about you.
Miss Tsugumo!
I'm sick of it all!
Please sit down and have a little rest.
I'll go make some tea.
This is...
Is something wrong?
Look at this! Shin! It's Shin!
What?
Where?
Right here.
Here!
It's so small I can't really tell for sure,
but now that you mention it...
Shin's alive!
He was alive all along!
"Photo by Rocky."
That's the person who took these pictures!
The publisher is "World Press."
I'm going to call them.
Please take care of things for me in the assembly hall.
Miss Tsugumo!
Is something the matter, Ms. Yasuda?
Uh, no, it's nothing.
Shin!
So he's still alive?!
Miss Tsugumo?
They said that man named Rocky
died while covering that story.
Oh, dear...
My only lead has vanished.
It's all right, Miss Tsugumo!
There were military planes in that photograph.
I know someone who is a military analyst.
Why don't we bring him that picture tomorrow morning? Okay?
This is a picture from the Aslan civil war front.
Furthermore, the planes are equipped in a rather haphazard fashion and bear no rank insignia.
It may be a foreign legion.
A foreign legion?
Such legions are often formed in the Middle East and in Africa
when war breaks out in impoverished countries.
How can they afford that, if they're impoverished?
It takes a lot of time and money for an amateur to become a decent soldier.
One fighter plane costs around three billion yen.
However, it costs several times more to train the pilot who will fly that plane.
That much?
So it's much more affordable to hire professional soldiers.
Then Shin is also...
In one instance several years ago, a Japanese student who was studying abroad
signed an official document without understanding what it was
and was taken off to the foreign legion straight away.
Outside of Japan,
an individual's signature holds the same validity that family seal stamps do here.
Aslan's foreign legion encompasses Areas 81 through 88.
Perhaps this Kazama is at Area 88.
Areas 82 and 83 merged to form Area 84,
and were then incorporated into the regular army along with Area 85.
Areas 86 and 87 provide helicopter support to the ground forces.
That leaves Areas 81 and 88,
but Area 81 is a small base which houses an assortment of cheap counter-insurgency aircraft.
Which I suspect means he is at...
Area 88!
How do we get there?
I'm afraid I don't know.
After all, if they gave out the location, it wouldn't be much of a military secret then.
Ms. Yasuda,
we're scheduled to visit several of our local branches in France next week, aren't we?
Yes!
On the way back I'll take the southern route and stop in Tel Aviv.
Please make the necessary arrangements.
Don't tell me you're planning to...
Why, Aslan is in the middle of a civil war right now!
This must be kept a secret from my father. I can't have him worrying about me.
Yes, that's right, Ms. Yasuda!
Captain Kanzaki, what are you...
Why?
I found out that you were going to Tel Aviv, so I'm here to stop you.
What did you say?
There's no need for you to go so far with your local branch visits
as to expose yourself to danger visiting countries experiencing political unrest.
What right do you have to stop me?
I'm under orders from the company president.
What?!
Captain Kanzaki! What?!
You told him about this, didn't you?
This is for your own good, Miss.
You'll be coming back on my plane,
and there won't be any stopping in Tel Aviv.
Monsieur Kanzaki?
Yes...
If you please...
Welcome, I am Giuseppe Farina.
I am Kanzaki from Yamato Airlines.
What would you like to drink?
We have wine, scotch and all manner of vintage.
I'm afraid it's not my policy to drink before conducting business.
Well now, you're a very proper man, aren't you?
And what brings such a proper man here with an assassination request?
I have two reasons.
First, I myself have no training in the art of killing people,
and second, because I don't want to get my own hands dirty.
Very good. And the target?
His name is Shin Kazama, Japanese.
He's at a base called Area 88, which is in Aslan.
He's the commander of a foreign legion.
Area 88...
You're able to rub out anyone, no matter where in the world they are.
You can even freely control the Mafia.
Or so I hear...
Not very talkative, are you?
Italian men are much more cheerful and conversational.
Or is it something else?
Perhaps you regret betraying your friend?
I don't feel any sense of remorse.
I sold my soul over to the devil long ago.
Little Leaves Orphanage
Little Leaves Orphanage It's snowing!
Little Leaves Orphanage It is, it really is!
It is, it really is!
Oh my, it is!
Okay then, everyone, let's go out and have a snowball fight!
Hey, c'mon, let's go outside!
Let's play together.
That's all right. Let's play together.
That's all right.
My name's Shin Kazama.
You're that guy, Satoru, who came in yesterday, right?
Yeah, Satoru Kanzaki.
The director was saying that you're really tough!
He says usually kids cry all night long when they come here.
But he says you didn't.
Did you cry?
Dunno...
I don't really know, because I was left on the doorstep of this place when I was real little.
I was a baby, so I probably screamed and cried, I guess.
Hey, tell me something...
What are mothers like?
See, I don't know my mother.
So tell me, okay?
Well, moms are...
real warm and soft...
and they smell nice...
And? C'mon, tell me, what else?
And they're really comforting to be with!
Warm, soft, nice-smelling and comforting...
And then she tossed me aside!
I hate my mother for leaving me these memories of what it's like to have her!
I hate people!
I hate anyone who's ahead of me!
Shin Kazama...
Even though you and I came from almost the same background,
you were always a step ahead of me.
Not only were you a better pilot,
but you also got Ryoko, and widened the gap between you and me!
You're an eyesore, Shin!
There is no one in the world who's more of an eyesore than you!
"Hey! What are mothers like?"
"See, I don't know my mother."
"So tell me, okay?"
It's Charlie!
Charlie the Phoenix is back!
Didn't he call it quits?!
Has he come to die again?
Hey, Charlie! Long time, no see, man!
Heya, Mickey. So you're still alive, huh?
I bet you felt dead living the civilian life again.
No kidding, once the smell of gunpowder gets through to your core, there's no turning back.
You say that now, but as soon as you put your life on the line here again,
you'll be wishing you were back in that other world, right?
You got it.
Whether it's coming here or going back, either way I choose, I still wind up in Hell!
Well, you're welcome here. It's good to have you back.
Is Saki at the command center?
Nah, he's off negotiating air transport routes coming through Paris.
He'll probably be back today.
Hey, Shin! Let me introduce you to someone.
This is Charlie the Phoenix.
This is Shin Kazama. He's been number one at Area 88 ever since you left.
And of course I'm number two.
Nice to meet you, Shin Kazama.
It's no use.
Whatever airline I go to, as soon as I give our names, they say all their flights are booked.
I see...
I'm sure that Captain Kanzaki is behind this.
I'll go try asking once more.
Please pardon me, Mademoiselle.
Not at all, it was my fault.
Excuse me.
Cheer up, Miss Tsugumo.
Pardon me.
So you're also on this flight?
I'm on my way to Tokyo. And you?
I'm changing flights in Tel Aviv, en route to Aslan.
Aslan?!
We're now at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
All right, I'll switch to autopilot.
Ryoko, I'm not letting you off in Tel Aviv.
Not that you'd be able to see Kazama even if you did get off!
Captain, we're receiving a call from Paris Flight Control.
What could it be?
This is Yamato Airlines, Flight 82, Captain Kanzaki speaking.
What was that?!
What is it, Sir?
Somebody's set bombs on this plane.
Where is it?
What?
Who did it, Captain?
They said he's been caught by the Paris police.
Let's turn around immediately, and get the passengers to safety!
Out of the question.
But why, Sir?
If we reduce our altitude, it'll go off.
Apparently, it's linked to our pressure altimeter.
There are two, on the left and right wing joints,
with more than enough explosives to blow this plane to bits!
When we reached an altitude of 5000 meters, the bombs were armed,
and then at 10,000 meters, a time-activated switch was also armed.
At this rate, in three hours we'll all be blown to smithereens.
What are the bomber's demands?
The life of a certain individual onboard.
In other words, this is not a hijacking, but an assassination plot!
Mr. Saki Vashtar, I presume?
I am.
I'm terribly sorry, but would you please move over to the lounge?
Me?
What? Explosives?!
That's right.
Because of you, one individual,
three hundred passengers will be blown away along with this plane!
Hey! Don't you have anything to say? Who the hell are you anyway?
Who's trying to kill you?
There are many who wish me dead.
I hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Aslan Royal Air Force.
I am also commanding officer of our foreign legion,
which has been the scourge of the rebel forces.
Foreign legion?!
What was that?! Yamato Airlines?
Correct, a Japanese plane.
And what type of explosives are being used?
Our aircraft passed the weight check,
so I believe they are using plastic explosives.
Son of a bitch!
They will detonate in two hours.
Two hours?!
We cannot reduce our altitude.
The fates of three hundred lives are now in your hands.
Hold on a minute, Saki.
Whether I'm flying in close to another aircraft or sneaking under its wings,
either way, if I take my Tiger II...
Use my Kfir.
The Kfir has a delta wing design.
Plus, it has canards located on the sides of its air intakes.
In terms of stability, it surpasses all other delta designs.
What's more, its onboard machine guns can fire single rounds.
They're DEFA 30mm cannons.
Even so, your altitude is 10,000 meters!
If we screw this up, it's the end of everyone on board.
Why did you choose us?
Someone who is skilled at killing should also know how to save lives.
You aren't called the number one and number two men of Area 88 for nothing.
Area 88?!
The contact point is RL-22C. Be up here in thirty minutes.
Shin... Mickey... I'm counting on you!
Shin?!
That's a Yamato Airlines international flight.
I guess it's no surprise that I'd come across one, even in the skies of the Middle East.
Ryoko...
What are you doing right now?
Mickey! That's it!
Saki, we've confirmed the location of the explosives!
It's no good. The engine pods are in the way, so firing at an angle from behind won't work!
Then let's approach from the front.
No good.
It's a small target already, and we're going too fast.
It's way too hard to get a reliable fix on it!
What the hell are we going to do?!
Even coming in from behind,
our tail fins are going to keep us from getting really close to the targets underneath that plane!
It doesn't matter how good your subordinates may be,
it will be impossible to shoot off the bombs attached to this plane's underside!
Then I guess you'd rather die like this?
Shin! We won't accomplish anything screwing around like this.
Why don't I try firing off a round?
Mickey...
That's it!
If we fly inverted, our tail fins won't be in the way.
What?!
You telling me we're going to roll over and skim along the underbelly of a passenger plane?!
It's the only way we'll be able to line up our targets.
Mickey, you get the right one. I've got the left!
All right! Let's do it!
This is Shin. I'm moving in on the target!
What's going on?!
Here they come!
Hold it steady!
We did it!
Whew! I thought I was gonna die!
I'm very impressed. Good job!
I can't thank you enough.
It's those two pilots whom you should thank: Mickey Simon and Shin Kazama.
Shin...
Miss Tsugumo, it's a fighter plane.
What happened just now?
Did it have something to do with that fighter plane?
It's nothing, Miss.
That is one of my subordinates.
Goodbye, Yamato Airlines.
Papa Wolf to the Wolf Pack.
Today's objective is a measly, dirt poor little base.
Take this mission as you would a training exercise. Now go have some fun!
Attack!
They snuck under the radar and flew in nap-of-the-earth.
One squadron established air superiority.
The remaining three squadrons centered around the runway
and attacked the areas to the left and right of it.
And then, when the three squadrons completed their attack and started to turn around,
the high altitude squadron crushed all targets that had been omitted,
and then the entire formation flew off towards Germany.
Thus, Area 81 was completely annihilated.
Saki, that's a tactic I used all the time in Vietnam.
There aren't any pilots in the rebel army who could pull off such a precise attack.
Those guys are pros among pros.
So are those guys mercs too?
The rebel army has hired a foreign legion like ours.
It's a distinct possibility, Saki.
Enemy sighted!
Control Tower to Commander Saki!
We are under attack from the southwest quadrant!
Twelve units sighted!
They've come to pay us a visit.
Their primary objective is Area 88!
It's mercenary versus mercenary.
We will get in formation and counterattack.
I will lead the counterattack.
Interesting...
Well then, I'll let the enemy show me what they can do.
And while I'm at it, I'll check out the skills of Area 88's number one pilot too.
Wolf Pack 3 to Papa Wolf.
It looks like Area 88 has dispatched it's planes.
They're like us, another foreign legion flying over the Middle East.
Give them our warmest welcome.
I'll share some information on the enemy foreign legion.
The aircraft they're using is the MiG-27D.
They are a team of about fifteen planes.
They are highly skilled in both air to ground and air to air maneuvers.
Their code name is "Wolf Pack,"
and their commander flies under the callsign "Papa Wolf."
The team's usual tactics are unknown.
Range on! Fan out!
So you avoided it by using your afterburners, huh?
That's Charlie the Phoenix, isn't it?
What do you think you're doing?!
I've been given a task: To get rid of you!
By who?!
I can't say.
This is business, see.
Farewell, Shin Kazama!
They were difficult opponents, worthy of their reputation.
Fifteen aircraft went out on this sortie, and a full ten of them will not be returning.
And Charlie and Shin Kazama were among those casualties.
Charlie the Phoenix and Shin Kazama, huh?
I thought those two were invincible.
I wonder how it turned out?
It's terribly quiet.
I wonder if the guys from Area 88 were able to return safely?
I'm not going to die.
No way am I dying in a place like this!
Not before I see Ryoko again!
And not before I see Kanzaki and find out the truth!
I won't return to the Area ever again.
I'm going back to Japan!
Damn it...
I'm not dying in this kind of a place!
Water...
Water...
Am I going to die here?
It's probably not so bad,
falling asleep in the embrace of the hot sand.
Shin!
Ryoko!
My heart's still beating.
I'll keep on walking, as long as I live!
Back to Ryoko...
Back to Japan!
Devil!
Will you still order me to kill people?!
Did you guide me here so you could make me a killer?!
Am I supposed to live on by taking people's lives?!
In order to get out of Area 88,
a pilot must survive three years of combat,
pay a penalty of 1.5 million dollars,
or he can desert.
Sono te wo nobashite Hold out your hand
Sono te wo nobashite Hold out your hand
Sono te wo nobashite Hold out your hand
Watathi wo kanjite Sense my presence
Kokoro wa soba ni aru kara In spirit, I am by your side
Kuchibiru kasanete Put your lips to mine
Tsukareta karada wo yasashiku tsutsunde ageru I will tenderly embrace your weary body
Close your eyes to surely find
The memory of love
Kimagure ni kawaru sadame sae Even fickle fate
Ai made ubaenai Cannot steal love
Love it light in the dark
Show the way like stars
Ima wa munashiku kizutsuite mo Even though right now you've been hurt in vain
Love it force in your mind
Wath away lonely tears
Mirai katareru sono hi made Until that day when you're ready to speak of the future
Ashita wo sagashite Seek tomorrow
Inochi wo moyashite Blaze with life
Kokoro mo utsurou hito yo Oh, you whose heart it vacant
Close your eyes to surely find
The memory of love