[Blitz]Area 88 OVA - 02+03.srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Production PROJECT 88
Original Manga KAORU SHINTANI (As serialized in Shonen Big Comics)
Executive Producer REN USAMI Producer YUJI NUNOKAWA
Music ICHIRO NITTA Opening Song SABAKU NO ILLUSION Ending Song SO LONG MY LOVE Lyrics KEISUKE YAMAKAWA Composed and Arranged by ICHIRO NITTA Performed by SHIMA KITAHARA
This is Shin Kazama, zero-zero section.
This is Mickey Simon, blue section.
Shin, what's up?
Enemy sighted at 12 o'clock.
I see them.
Judging by the speed, it looks like they're MiG-21s.
Maybe about thirty of 'em.
Zero-zero section will provide backup air support.
Mickey, I'll leave the vanguard to you.
AREA 88
AREA 88 Katamuku aozora A waning blue tky
Katamuku aozora A waning blue tky
BURNING MIRAGE
BURNING MIRAGE Honoo no mirage A mirage of flames
Inochi no ame wo watureta A desert-like soul
Screenplay AKIYOSHI SAKAI Character Designs/Art Direction TOSHIYASU OKADA Inochi no ame wo watureta A desert-like soul
Inochi no ame wo watureta A desert-like soul
Sabaku no you na tamathii That has forgotten the rain of life
Art Director MITSUKI NAKAMURA Director ofPhotography HITOSHI KANEKO Sabaku no you na tamathii That has forgotten the rain of life
Kimi wa doko e to yuku no ka Where are you going?
Sound Director SHIGEHARU SHIBA Adjustments KUNIO KUWAHARA Kimi wa doko e to yuku no ka Where are you going?
Kimi wa doko e to yuku no ka Where are you going?
Key Animation TAKESHI OTAKE MASAHIRO NERIKI TOSHIYA NIIDOME HOSHU EMURA Kimi wa doko e to yuku no ka Where are you going?
Key Animation TAKESHI OTAKE MASAHIRO NERIKI TOSHIYA NIIDOME HOSHU EMURA Dare no tame naze tatakau Who are you fighting for and why?
Dare no tame naze tatakau Who are you fighting for and why?
Key Animation TAKEMI TANEMOTO YUUYA KOBAYASHI TOSHIKI YAMAZAKI KAZUNARI KUME Dare no tame naze tatakau Who are you fighting for and why?
No one knows your pain of love
No one knows your loneliness
Atsui kaze ga kako kara fuite mo It's sad to see you walking away
Key Animation TAKENORI MIHARA SACHIKO KAMIMURA MICHITAKA KIKUCHI TOSHIYASU OKADA Atsui kaze ga kako kara fuite mo It's sad to see you walking away
Key Animation TAKENORI MIHARA SACHIKO KAMIMURA MICHITAKA KIKUCHI TOSHIYASU OKADA Atsui kaze ga kako kara fuite mo Unable to turn back
Atsui kaze ga kako kara fuite mo Unable to turn back
Chief Animation Check TAKESHI NAGAI Animation Check YUJI OGATA KEIJI NAKAMURA MASAAKI NISHIDA TOMONORI YOKOTA Atsui kaze ga kako kara fuite mo Unable to turn back
Chief Animation Check TAKESHI NAGAI Animation Check YUJI OGATA KEIJI NAKAMURA MASAAKI NISHIDA TOMONORI YOKOTA Furimukenai senaka ga kanashii Even when a hot wind blows from the past
Furimukenai senaka ga kanashii Even when a hot wind blows from the past
Color Setting MIDORI YAMADA Special Effects KIYOSHI ASANUMA TOSHIKI NAKAO Furimukenai senaka ga kanashii Even when a hot wind blows from the past
Production Supervisor REIKO FUKAKUSA Production Assistant HARUMI TAMANO
Director HISAYUKI TORIUMI
All units proceed to locate enemy craft.
Fire your sparrows and then reverse course.
Range on... Fire!
Here comes a quick 4,000 bucks.
Zero-zero section: All units storm the enemy.
Attack!
All right, here I go...
Time to test the capabilities of this F-20 Tigershark I bought with all the money I had!
You've noticed me too late.
That's Jess from zero-zero section.
Shin! I've got a bandit on my six!
Jess!
They got me, Shin!
I... I can't see!
Eject!
Drop speed and pull down the handles on your face curtain!
It's no use! The egress mechanism's shot!
I forgot to get it repaired!
They shot me!
You son of a bitch!
Stop it, Jess!
I shot down the bandit!
I'll guide you down, so hold down on your stick!
Now level your plane!
I can't tell, Shin!
Which way's up? Which way's down?
What kind of path am I flying right now?!
All I know is that I'm scared outta my mind!
Here's another one!
Stop it! That's one of our Phantoms!
God dammit! I can't see it! I don't know if it's friend or foe!
Get a hold of yourself, Jess! Listen to me carefully!
Damn it, do something, Shin! I can't keep my cool and fight like this!
No way am I going to lose my money
because I took 30mm rounds up the ass from one of my own men before I got it!
Jess...
You weren't lucky today.
Man, oh, man...
The anti-government forces have been putting up a fight lately.
No matter how many times we beat 'em down, they just keep on adding to their forces.
For cryin' out loud, what the hell's going on here anyway?!
You see something out there?
Nope, just a mirage.
What were you thinking about?
I was wondering when it was that I stopped feeling anything when I kill.
This about Jess?
You did it to protect a large number of your allies. You didn't have any choice, now did you?
If it had been my section, then I would have taken care of him.
It's not just Jess.
I have to kill to earn that 1.5 million dollars,
but if I need to buy a new plane, then I have to shoot down even more of the enemy.
And for what?
So I can get out of here.
In order to escape to a life where I don't have to kill,
I stain my hands with blood murdering people.
And even despite the fact that I'm doing such a terrible thing,
somewhere along the line I stopped feeling anything about it.
I wonder when that was?
You're filthy, all filthy.
You're completely soiled by the grime of war, just like me.
And it don't wash off either.
I've gotta say this is a surprise!
I was all freaked out, wondering what kind of man this Shin Kazama, Area 88's top killer,
the supposed king of the skies I've heard so much about, really is.
I never expected he'd be such a sappy little kid.
You're new here, aren't you?
Nguyen Van Chom, former first lieutenant in the South Vietnamese air force.
I just got here today.
Yeah, Commander Saki and I...
We said our hellos just a little while ago.
By the way, there's something I wanna ask you.
How should I put it?
Around here do you, uh, get paid even for shooting down your comrades?
You see...
I'm also used to seein' blood myself,
but if I'm gonna have to be careful even of my own rear guard,
I figure that I'll really have my work cut out for me.
Why do we fight?
Why do we kill?
To survive!
Listen, Nguyen. I fight to survive.
Are you telling me I'm supposed to draw a line between friend and foe in a fight for survival?
If you don't want to be killed by me,
then don't get in my way.
Ooh, I'm shakin' now!
I think we're going to get along real well, Shin Kazama.
Christ, another asshole has signed on.
Do you know him?
He's known as the Man-Eating Tiger of the Gulf of Tonkin.
In Vietnam, he's famous in a small way.
Well, how about that.
Ah, so there you are.
I've been looking for you two.
Here, it's your invoice for this month.
Aw, man!
$20,000?!
Isn't that a little steep?!
If $20,000 will save your life, I'd say that's a sweet deal.
Exactly.
You owe $50,000, Mickey.
Hey, Pops, there must be some mistake here!
Those Tomcats are insanely big, and they swallow up funds like nobody's business.
Now that hurts!
Oh, that's right, Shin.
You said you used to work for Yamato Airlines, right?
Yeah...
What about it?
I heard this from a West German trader, but he was saying that company's in big trouble.
In trouble?
What do you mean?
It sounds like they've replaced their company president.
I hear they consequently replaced a bunch of their equipment suppliers.
Is that true?!
There's a single company by the name of Maxwell handling all of their new parts now,
but I hear they also supply a huge amount of weaponry to the East.
It's rumored that these arms are making it into the hands of Aslan's rebel army, among others.
Who's the new president?
Hmm... Now, what was his name?
Oh, those Japanese names are so hard to remember...
Uh... Ka, ka, kan...
Um, Kanza...
Kanzaki! Um, Kanza...
Kanzaki!
Yeah, that's it! Kanzaki!
Huh?
You mean you know him, Shin?
Kanzaki? How did he ever...
Well, that's the story.
Wait a minute, old man!
Whoa, Shin! Don't be so rough!
I'm just a weak old man!
Give me more details, McCoy!
What's gotten into you, Shin?
What's become of the previous president? What about his family?!
Don't be unreasonable!
This is all stuff that's happening far away in another country! How am I supposed to know?
Listen, old man. I'll pay you whatever it takes.
Please find out more about Yamato Airlines!
Shin, what in the world is going on here?
Please!
You're the one who could dig up information even from the Kremlin,
provided you had the funds, right?
All right, all right.
I'll be going to West Germany next week to talk some business,
so I'll look into it for you then.
The company president's chair isn't bad at all.
Sir, Ryoko Tsugumo is here to see you.
Ryoko?
Instead of here, please see her into the reception...
Ryoko...
The president's chair suits you well, doesn't it?
Well, you got me!
Why don't we go to the reception room?
Right here will be fine.
I wanted to see you in your element now that you're company president.
How is your father doing?
I think it was quite a shock to him
when his seat was usurped at the general stockholders' meeting.
He's had a heart condition for some time, so I was extremely worried about him.
But his condition finally began to improve, so he is in Paris now.
Glad to hear it.
So, what brings you here today?
Ah, yes...
Actually...
These are...
Stock certificates totaling 120 million yen.
We've managed to scrape together another 180 million by liquidating all of our other assets.
Don't tell me you plan to get rid of this stock!
I reached my decision after talking about it with my father.
We absolutely must have 300 million yen.
What on Earth for?
Tell me, Ryoko!
He... Right now, he is in a foreign legion in Aslan.
If we pay off a penalty sum, he can retire from service!
You're doing this for Shin?
But this is all the property you and your father have.
If you lose these...
We can bear any burden if it's for his sake!
Please!
Any burden, you say?
Very well.
You'd probably get less than 80 million for them on the market.
But I'll buy them from you at a premium.
I'm grateful.
However... I'm grateful.
However...
There is one condition.
I'd like you to keep me company tonight.
You said just now that you could bear anything for him. Right?
I can see it was a mistake to come to you.
I'll sell this stock on my own, you'll see!
Fine by me.
Sell your heart out.
But you're no longer daughter of the president of Yamato Airlines.
You're the daughter of a pitiful man who's been kicked out of his own company.
I wonder how well people out there are going to trust you?
Oh, you'll be back.
Yeah, you can count on it.
Easy, there, easy! Be careful with that thing!
If there's so much as a scratch on it, I'll take the damages out of your pay, got it?!
Welcome back, old McCoy.
Ah, Shin! You're still alive, huh?
Hey! What part of "be careful" don't you understand, you jerks?!
The Maxwell Corporation has a pretty bad reputation.
They've supposedly taken over a large number of foreign companies,
using the same kinds of tactics every time.
They use shareholders with inside connections
to buy up shares of the company they're targeting,
and they do it in a very clever manner.
They never have any single shareholder buy more than three percent at most.
But it's all planned so that just before the next shareholders' meeting,
a certain individual winds up with all of the shares they collected.
If they control forty percent of a company's holdings, that company's in the bag.
I see...
So Maxwell set their sights on Kanzaki, since they didn't have any agencies in Japan, huh?
You got it.
However, no names are ever released to the public.
Officially, the company president suddenly gets replaced. Nothing more, nothing less.
And the Maxwell Corporation just introduced the next-generation Airbus model, the MB-14.
They seem pretty pleased with themselves
for bringing out a plane that's so cheap and that can carry so many passengers.
They say Yamato Airlines has been using it for Southeast Asian and European flights,
and they've been making money hand over fist.
Well, isn't that grand?
If you take the news at face value,
pretty soon you'll be seeing MB-14s flying all over the world.
Isn't that the case?
It's their cheapness that rubs me the wrong way.
What I heard from a West German merchant is that the MB-14s have a lot of defects.
Their engines overheat very easily,
and there are questions regarding the durability of a lot of the other components as well.
Sure, it's passed the tests for a passenger aircraft,
but well, it just barely reaches the minimum standards, I'd bet.
It'll probably take a few accidents for them to get it.
And a disaster like that will only bring their company more trouble
'cuz it'll be five hundred or more of their own passengers going up in flames.
This Kanzaki guy is walking one hell of a tightrope, isn't he?
Tell me, old man, what about the former director and his family?
They said he's receiving medical treatment in Paris.
Except his daughter is supposedly still in Tokyo.
She probably plans to go back to her father soon enough, I'm sure.
Oh yeah, here's the address and phone number of the apartment the guy is renting in Paris.
Just so you know, it cost me a lot of money to get that information.
All right.
How much?
Hey, forget about it!
You're one of my best customers after all. It's on me.
Oh, that's right...
I brought you back a souvenir.
Found it in a Japanese market in Frankfurt.
Check it out.
Cup ramen!
They said you'll need these too.
That's pretty thoughtful of you!
Listen, Shin. That's the kind of company Yamato Airlines is.
Just forget about it.
Old man...
I don't know what happened before,
but you're better off not worrying about other people's fates.
This is Area 88.
It's a fierce war zone, the absolute lowest point of Hell.
If you let yourself get weighed down by unneeded burdens,
it can make you start shaking when you grip your stick
and dull your ability to make split-second decisions.
I've encountered a lot of men like that, understand?
Yeah...
Well, see ya.
Enjoy your long-awaited little taste of Japan there.
Thanks, old McCoy.
"This Kanzaki guy is walking one hell of a tightrope, isn't he?"
Kanzaki...
Is that what your dream was?
What about your dream from way back, when we used to talk about flying the skies together?
Was it a lie?
Answer me, Kanzaki!
Gotta wait three minutes after pouring in the hot water, right?
Good afternoon!
Huh?
Oh, Ms. Yasuda.
Dear me, you haven't even put away your things?
It's no big deal. After all, I won't be here for very long.
How did it go with Mr. Kanzaki?
It's like I only went there to have him make a fool of me.
He was never someone I could count on for help.
Oh, I almost forgot...
Miss Tsugumo, I tried reexamining a few account ledgers,
but that man, Kanzaki, really is something else! He...
Huh?
Miss Tsugumo...
What's that smell?
Oh, no!
Aw, I knew it.
They've turned to complete mush!
Oh, Miss...
ATC, ATC... This is Yamato Airlines Flight 31.
We are currently en route to Osaka.
Presently 38 kilometers west of Ooshima.
Request descend FL 220 from 240.
This is Tokyo Air Traffic Control.
Proceed.
First, put the life jacket over your head.
Next, attach the metal fittings on both sides to the front fasteners on your vest,
and tighten by pulling on the straps.
Fire alert for engine one!
Shut down engine one!
Engine one, automatic fire extinguisher is not functioning!
Engine three, output falling.
It's caught fire!
ATC! ATC! This is Yamato Airlines Flight 31!
Mayday! Mayday!
I'm receiving an emergency call from Yamato Flight 31!
Yamato 31, are you returning to Haneda?!
Engine fire! Power output falling!
Unable to control! Unable to control!
Was this accident due to pilot error?
We've been told that the engines caught fire, but what caused this?
We have not yet completed our investigation of the accident.
Until the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder are recovered,
we won't be able to give any details.
One hundred fifty dead have been confirmed so far, but what of survivors?
There is still no word of any survivors.
How do you plan to apologize to the victims' families?
Who will take responsibility?
We intend to do all that we possibly can.
We've heard that all MB-14s have been grounded.
Why is that?
Just so we can be on the safe side,
I've ordered all of them to be reinspected and serviced, that's all.
Then you acknowledge the rumors?
Rumors?
The rumors that the Maxwell MB-14 is defect-prone.
That is ridiculous!
A faulty aircraft would never be able to qualify as a passenger plane!
But there are accounts of earlier problems with the MB-14, and...
Hey, where are you going? Aren't you going to answer me?!
It did have engine trouble though, didn't it?
As I told you before, we do not know what caused the accident.
In any event, the accident investigation commission will present its findings, won't it?
I ask you to please not write based solely off of speculation!
Hey!
Wait! Hey!
Wait! What the heck kind of press conference is this?!
What the heck kind of press conference is this?!
Are you sure grounding all those flights wasn't a bad idea after all?
Now it looks like we're acknowledging the rumors.
And what would you do if there was another disaster?
The fact is that plane had engine problems.
Damn it... Who let that out?
This means we'll have to perform a thorough check of the aircraft
to prove that they are not defective.
Where are the victims' remains?
At Domyo Temple.
But you're scheduled to meet the representative of the accident investigation commission...
Domyo Temple comes first!
As for the commission representative... You're the managing director; you deal with him.
With our insurance we can manage to cover consolation payments to the victims' families,
but what about confidence in our company?
We knew the MB-14 only barely met the minimum standards for safety,
and so it was that much cheaper.
But even still,
only six months into active service, and already we have an accident? What the hell is that?!
Anyway, I want to meet with you in London soon. Next week.
What?!
Hey! That's not going to work for me!
It's not just our company, you know. People will also lose faith in your...
Dammit...
What did they say at Maxwell?
He asked me to postpone our meeting.
It's obvious that they're just trying to buy some time
to try and figure out a way to get themselves out of this mess.
If they're forced against the wall, they'll just abandon Yamato Airlines.
That's just the kind of guys they are.
Damn it all... So you intend to sacrifice me to save yourselves?!
Sir!
What a disaster...
But it's not going to trip me up!
I'm not going to be beaten by this!
The enemy's fuel stores are located at this point.
The rebel forces have become aggressive lately in their advance.
If we can destroy this, we'll be able to immobilize them for at least three months.
Wait a second, Saki!
The government ground forces are just a hundred miles ahead of us.
The ground forces should have some helicopters or light aircraft.
I don't get why they're passing the job along to us!
It's like this: The mission's beneath the regular army's level.
What's that all about? So what kind of level does that put us at?
When there's a high likelihood there'll be casualties, they pass the job on to us.
Am I right, Commander Saki?
You're all étrangers who came here with full knowledge of that fact.
The problem is this ravine. It's so big you could call it a crevasse.
It's 400 meters wide, and 500 meters deep.
It runs a total of almost 500 kilometers, meandering along in an S-shaped curve.
Ah, now I get it. The ground forces can't cross it.
And the enemy probably has radar covering the airspace above it,
so army choppers or light aircraft would end up being shot down by enemy interceptors
who'd take it as an opportunity for a training exercise.
You've got it.
Of all the regular army's choppers and aircraft which have staged attacks on the area so far,
not a single one has made it through to the target.
To the enemy, this ravine is a perfect natural defense.
But depending on your point of view, it could also be the ultimate vulnerability.
Vulnerability?
What's that supposed to mean?
If we fly through this ravine, there is no way we will be picked up on radar.
I get it!
Good idea!
This is a cross-section of the ravine.
The ravine's aperture is 400 meters,
but it's not even 10 meters wide at the bottom, which gives it a V-shaped cross section.
There are five major sticking points.
The terrain poses a greater problem than the air currents.
Even though it is a V-shape, there are a number of large rock outcroppings.
There's no way this will work!
It's not like we can fly through that!
Even a bird would get caught on those rocks!
What idiot said this was a good idea, huh?!
It was you, Campbell.
If we pull up to avoid the rocks, we get picked up by radar.
If we fly too low, we crash on them.
Forget that!
I don't care how much this mission might be at our "level."
If we go out there, there's a hundred percent chance we'll end up dead!
That's what I thought too.
But have a look at this.
If I stack up the five cross sections...
What about it?
Don't you get it?
About 250 meters below surface level,
you have a tunnel about 25 meters wide and 15 meters high.
And are we going to fly through that?
It'll be a close shave.
Make the slightest mistake, and you'll hit a rock and get broken to bits.
But it's nothing we can't do.
Just so long as we make damn sure to hold our altitudes and positions perfectly steady.
That's one extremely dangerous tightrope though.
We'll carry out the mission tonight.
Tonight?!
Man, that's nuts!
As if it weren't already dangerous enough to try in the daylight!
That's exactly what puts this mission at your level.
You'll be paid very handsomely. Three times the normal rate.
And I don't mind if the survivors split the earnings of those who do not return.
Pretty frightening terms!
'Cuz we've got some guys here who'll go after their own allies!
Jee-zus! Check out that asshole's gaudy looking bomber, Shin!
You mean that F-105 Thunderchief?
You don't see too many of those these days.
The US Air Force retired those from frontline combat a long time ago, didn't they?
How nice of you.
But even so, these are bloodthirsty planes,
and they saw a lot of service in the skies over Vietnam!
All units, correct your altimeters to zero at target altitude!
Time to walk the tightrope!
Now approaching point one!
Maintain altitude at zero!
Five meters above or below zero is the maximum permissible limit.
Damn! Can't get any speed with all this heavy equipment weighin' me down!
Oaf!
Now approaching point two!
And coming up on point three!
Bank left after you pass through, and maintain altitude!
Now approaching point four!
Leonhardt! You're too low!
Roger!
This is the final point!
After we pass through, we'll get in formation and launch the attack all at once!
Bomber squadron, maintain course, charge in and drop your bombs over their fuel stores.
Attack squadron, provide coverage from the left flank.
After that, you can do as you like while you're counting your money!
Attack!
What's going on?!
How the hell...
Shin! We've flown into a trap!
We're surrounded!
Change course and engage the enemy fighters!
We've already started our bombing approach.
We can't just up and change course like that!
We'll cover you!
No wonder my ass itches!
I've got a bunch of Harrier AV8As on it!
What are the rebels doing with Western aircraft?!
Hell if I know.
All I can say is that these guys are gonna give us some trouble.
Protecting the bomber squadron is our priority. Take them out!
Shin!
Move in towards the target!
We've got this place covered!
I've got you...
He's gone!
Harriers are good at pulling tight turns.
It will cost you your life if you rely too much on your computer, guys!
All you can rely on here is the étranger's intuition forged in the heat of battle!
All right, will he jump up?
No! He's going low!
That's that. It's like playing a video game!
Here they are! The ducks are all lined up in a row!
Just watch!
I might not be as nimble as you, but I'll show you how very much faster I am!
Wait right there. I'll send every single one of you to the next life!
Spill, spill red blood all over!
Let it gush out and paint my canopy red!
You're not getting away.
Nguyen! Stop!
Moshimo shindara nonde kure yo If I die, please drink for me
Tsuyoi sake wo mizu mitai ni sa Put away strong booze like water
Shinpai suru na yo jigoku de harau sa Don't worry, I'll pay the bill in Hell
Ano hito ni wa shirasenakute ii You don't have to tell her about me
Ima wa chigau dare ka no mono sa I'm sure she belongs to someone else now
Dogfight, nido to sora wo tobenai Dogfight, I'll never be able to fly the skies again
Dogfight, soitsu dake ga sabishii Dogfight, that's the only thing about this
Dogfight, soitsu dake ga sabishii That makes me sad
Makeinu wa ochiru dake, dogfight Losers crash, that's all, dogfight!
Woo-hoo!
I know it ain't the right season, but here's a little present from Santa Claus!
Then what about the stocks?
Then what about the stocks?
They said you won't get any more than 80 million yen.
It looks like Mr. Kanzaki knew that after all.
Don't we have any other options?
I see...
Then I suppose I have no choice but to ask for Mr. Kanzaki's help.
You mustn't do that!
He's the very man who teamed up with Maxwell to take over Yamato Airlines!
And that Maxwell company's plane is what killed all those people!
So what should I do then?!
I'm still 40 million yen short!
I'm sorry...
Ms. Tsugumo, please wait a little longer.
I'm looking into it for you now, into his relationship with Maxwell.
Depending on what the situation is, we may even be able to file a lawsuit!
And what would that lead to?
Even as we speak, Shin is being made to fight.
Even if he survives today, there's no guarantee he'll make it through tomorrow.
The only thing that can save Shin is money.
I need 300 million yen, and that's all there is to it.
Welcome, Lieutenant Colonel Vashtar. We've been waiting for you.
Roundell, thank you for your hospitality once again.
This is Shin and Mickey.
Shin has received combat training here, so I believe you know him?
I see.
The fledgling from three years ago has managed to survive to today, eh?
The look in your eyes has changed a little too, hasn't it?
I'll be having a meeting with Roundell now.
You can just relax for awhile. Go into town or something.
Whew! That's much appreciated! Right?
So who's the old man anyway?
He's in command of the combat training base.
He put me through the wringer.
Huh...
So they teach you how to be a killer here, do they?
Yeah, those who only have civilian or commercial licenses get their training here.
Left, right, left, right, left, right...
Oh, those guys?
They're new recruits, like me three years ago.
Oh, brother...
Those guys are stupid, huh?
Whatever made them come here of their own free will?
Civilian life's a helluva lot easier than this!
It's too late. Just a single sheet of paper takes you to Hell.
Just a single sheet of paper...
Sign it and you're whisked off to Hell.
Concentrate on surviving...
A Japanese!
I wonder what Saki wants to talk to the old guy about?
Have you heard?
Probably about having the Aslan capital's defense force reinforced.
At this rate, it's in danger, and no joke.
Are you saying the rebel forces will invade the capital?
Both sides see the capital as sacred ground, where they absolutely can't spill blood.
Aslan is right between Eastern and Western spheres of influence,
so they're faced with a tricky situation.
There are even individuals in the West who scheme to profit here by disrupting this balance.
The Harriers we fought before are a good example.
If these guys have got the merchants of death spurring them on,
you can be sure they'll launch a raid even on the holy ground.
The Maxwell Corporation...
They caused a big accident over in Japan, huh?
Then they dumped their Airbus as quick as they could and started pushing their fighter jet sales.
Talk about resilient...
If something isn't done fast,
this country will fall under the control of merchants of death like those guys.
So Saki's feeling the heat too.
This is no time for his old man and uncle to be fighting over the throne!
Christ, what a messed-up family!
Hey, not that I really care...
But it's nothing but couples here!
We're like the only two guys that are hanging around together.
That ain't right.
What are you talking about?
You're the one who suggested we come here.
Excuse me!
Would you mind taking our picture?
Huh? Oh, right, sure thing.
You see?
Okay, say "peace!"
Tracy!
Sorry, but could you please hurry?
Right...
Thanks!
Well, I just hope I got a good shot there.
You two newlyweds?
Yeah, kinda...
Enjoy your lives together!
Well, that sure caught me off-guard!
Ran right into my old lover.
Is that woman Tracy?
They're on their honeymoon.
I guess it serves me right!
Say, Shin...
I hope your lover back in Tokyo waits for you.
Ryoko...
She'll wait for me.
A city that is like a tiny oasis surrounded by a vast desert.
In essence, that is Aslan.
Though small, Aslan was a peaceful and wealthy country.
At least, until my mother died.
My mother was loved by everyone.
And she, in turn, loved this country more than anyone else.
The old king had two sons, you see.
The older brother was my father, Abdael,
and the younger brother was Zak, the present king of Aslan.
The previous king was a progressive,
but despised his elder son, who sought to draw in foreign capital.
He handed the throne over to the younger brother, who was a conservative.
Naturally, my father, who had believed that he would be the next king,
started to hate his younger brother.
Taking the eventual death of the king as his cue, my father plotted an insurrection.
Yes, he even proposed that I ally myself to his cause. After all, we are father and son.
However, for my mother's sake I refused.
My father also loved my mother very deeply,
and I was sure he would never defile the soil in which she was laid to rest.
Yet in the end, under the influence of foreign industrialists,
he established an anti-government regiment and started a civil war.
I suppose I've foisted a rather dull story on you, haven't I?
Not at all.
Though it doesn't really have anything to do with me.
There's no point in talking to others about one's own past,
and it's impolite to ask someone else about theirs.
That's what a foreign legion is, or so I've been taught.
No doubt about that.
It appears that returning to my birthplace after so long has made me rather prone to grumbling.
Even though there is such internal conflict, this place is an oasis.
People live here, tourists come to visit... I'm sure a damp breeze blows through it too.
This is an oasis, and Area 88 is in the middle of a desert that will dry even your heart out.
Shin!
Shin, it's me! Wake up!
What's the matter, Saki?
A deserter.
A deserter?
Gimme a break. I'm under contract with the foreign legion,
but I'm not paramilitary personnel.
Catching deserters is not my duty.
Actually, we've already caught him.
Shuichiro Ito, he's Japanese.
Japanese?!
He just enlisted today,
but he has signed the enlistment form, so he'll be treated as full-fledged military personnel.
What will they do with him?
He'll be executed by firing squad, the standard punishment for a wartime deserter.
Or so I imagine.
By firing squad?
He said that he would like to speak with you.
It seems a soldier told him about the Japanese ace pilot who's rampaging throughout Aslan.
His court-martial will be held soon,
but the trial will be over in just ten minutes.
He'll be taken to the execution grounds one hour after the end of the trial.
You have ten minutes.
You're Shin Kazama, right?
They said you wanted a word with me.
They say you're really something.
The most famous fighter of Area 88!
That was a stupid thing to do.
You'd have been able to return home to Japan in three years.
After murdering person after person for three years?
I'd never be able to do it.
I'd never be able to kill a man.
So how many have you killed so far? Huh?
Tell me, Mr. Kazama.
It's kill or be killed!
This isn't Japan!
You think naive pacifistic ideals will hold water here?!
It's about your life, your own!
You're the only one who can protect it!
That's right, it's my own life.
That's why I deserted.
Knowing that you could face the firing squad?
I can deal with that more easily than killing.
Then why did you enlist?
Why did you give your signature?
You weren't forced to! You did it of your own volition, right?
Well?!
I was stupid too.
I was just trying to act cool and show off.
I had dreams of living the cool-guy life,
so I left Japan, and I signed on as soon as I was offered the chance.
I thought I'd be assigned to a remote border patrol unit or something.
I figured what the heck. It seemed kinda like a romantic adventure.
And look what happened...
Only half a year of training,
then I'll get sent to the frontlines!
At that moment, I realized something for the first time.
This ain't Shibuya or Harajuku.
As soon as you leave the tourist resort town,
you're in Aslan, with bullets flying all over the place.
If this were my own country,
I'd have been able to pick up a gun for the sake of my patriotism and my principles.
But that's not how it is!
It's all business here!
"How much per head?"
"How much per shootdown?"
They told us to go to war because they'd pay us for it!
That's what you're doing, Mr. Kazama!
Lemme tell you something...
You're no patriotic soldier at all!
You're a bloodthirsty cutthroat, who gets paid under contract for all his killing!
Yeah, you have a killer's eyes.
It's not that I wanted to talk to you.
I just had them call you here
because I wanted to see the eyes of a Japanese who's skilled at killing people.
I don't think that I was wrong.
To you I'm probably just a spineless Japanese, but this is my...
But this is how I'll take responsibility for being so foolish and shallow.
I mean...
surviving by killing other people...
That's just not something we were ever taught in Japan.
Right? You know what I mean?
STOP IT!
PLEASE HELP ME!
MOMMA!
I knew you'd come.
Mr. Kanzaki...
Would you mind shutting the door?
You see, I've been hounded by the media since the incident.
I've been doing my work like this, holed up at a hotel.
It looks like there's hope for a good solution to our problem
of guaranteeing compensation to the bereaved families, but still...
It seems that your loyal subordinate has been underfoot lately trying to dig up dirt on me,
and I'm sure you wouldn't want to be caught here either, now would you?
Mr. Kanzaki, I'd like to try asking you once more...
Give it a rest.
The terms I gave are no different than what I told you on the phone this afternoon.
I need money too, now more than ever.
I simply cannot purchase your stock at the rate you want.
However, seeing as this is such a desperate request for you,
I've agreed to help out under certain conditions.
So, you said that you could bear anything for Kazama's sake.
Now you can prove that.
It must have been pretty humid out there.
Feel free to take a shower first, if you like.
You're not a child, you know. You should know what to do.
I mean... You were prepared for this when you came here, weren't you?
If you aren't ready, then by all means feel free to leave.
I understand how you feel.
You talk about oh, how you love him and oh, how you believe in him,
but what it boils down to is that you just don't want to get hurt.
Well, I guess our deal is off then, isn't it?
And Kazama won't get to come home.
How about that, Shin?
Ryoko's finally come to be with me!
I am now going to trample over what you value most of all!
Who are you?
What do you think you're doing?
Shin...
If I do this to help you...
Will you be glad?
No! Stay out!
Miss Tsugumo!
Ms. Yasuda?!
Mr. Kanzaki,
how dare you do such a thing to the daughter of Mr. Tsugumo, to whom you owe so much?!
You little rat... I'm impressed you were able to sniff me out here.
Mr. Kanzaki, a warrant for your arrest has been issued
under suspicion of misappropriation of corporate funds, bribery,
forgery of private documents and use of those documents.
Would you please come along with me?
So are the fireworks over?
So are the fireworks over?
What?! The rebel forces have launched an attack on the capital?!
So my father's finally set foot upon this holy land after all?
Attention all Area 88 personnel!
The rebel forces have made their move and are attacking the Aslan capital.
Presently, the capital's defense forces are returning fire,
but the government army is at an extreme disadvantage.
Therefore by my order as your commander,
tight security measures will be enforced throughout Area 88.
All personnel assume combat stations and remain on standby until further orders!
Anyone who deserts under enemy fire will be shot on sight!
Hah!
This sure turned into one hell of a mess.
The roles have totally reversed!
Hey, so if the government army loses, what's gonna happen to us?
We'll all be arrested as traitors.
And then hung!
It ain't like the war is over yet.
There'll be plenty more chances to do some killing in the skies here.
Seems I'm not too well-liked.
Does it really bother you that much that I shot a pilot who ejected?
The fact that we're killers remains the same either way, you know.
You really enjoy killing, don't you?
Damn right I do.
It's thrilling.
Sooner or later, you'll come to understand too.
Roundell is?
They're requesting permission to land, Sir.
Very well, turn on the runway lights!
Enter.
You wanted to speak with me?
This is King Zak. I've brought him here from the royal palace.
He's just sleeping under sedation.
The king is fleeing to France.
I'd like you to fly escort.
Escort?
I have already made arrangements with the French government.
Fuel supply will be one problem, so fly there via Swiss airspace.
They are a neutral state, so you'll encounter no trouble there.
And...
Japanese national, Shin Kazama:
Upon entrusting the king to the custody of the French government,
you will thereby be dismissed from service.
Shin...
Go home to Japan.
Saki!
Two years and five months...
It was such a long time.
I'd help carry your bags, but you don't really have any.
Well, I had nothing but the shirt on my back when I was brought here after all.
You better forget all about Area 88 right away once you're back in Japan.
If you get hung up on this crap, you'll end up just like me.
I owe you.
So I'm losing one of my best customers, am I?
Stay well, old man.
Leaving without saying bye to me? Talk about cold...
You sure as hell like to pick fights with me.
Why is that?
Probably 'cuz I'm Asian, just like you.
Must be nice having a country you can go back to.
I hear Japan's a nice and peaceful place to live, huh?
Completely different from my own country.
You know, I was torn from my mother's body just after she'd been blasted in a bombing raid.
Well, I guess I'm saying that the place I was born was Hell.
After that, I spent all my life walking through that Hell,
and then one day I realized I'd become someone who couldn't be satisfied unless he saw blood.
That's probably the difference between you and me.
Well, see ya. Now get lost. It's too bad we couldn't become friends.
Nguyen,
how you kill people is entirely up to you,
but shredding a flesh-and-blood opponent with your 20mm cannon
isn't worth the cost of ammo.
True enough!
Thanks, I'll try and keep that in mind.
Shin, nice work these past two years and five months.
Please take good care of my uncle, the king.
Saki, what is going to become of Aslan now?
What does it matter? I thought it didn't have anything to do with you.
Saying goodbye isn't easy for any of them. They're a sentimental bunch.
Control tower to zero-zero section, Shin Kazama.
Take off!
Okay, put out the runway lights.
Commander Saki! It's blue section!
What?!
Saki, we're going out for a little bit, just to see Shin to the border.
'Cuz he'll never make it as far as Switzerland
if he starts any dogfights before reaching Aslan's border.
Those guys...
Look, don't worry!
We'll be back once Shin has made it safely across the border.
We're not deserting under enemy fire, so don't you shoot at us!
I give up!
They may look tough, but they're a bunch of softies inside.
We'll be in Paris very soon, won't we?
I'm sure your father will be at the airport, eagerly waiting for you.
I wonder if he's completed the 300 million yen bank transfer with the Aslan government?
It will be all right. I made sure to remind him just before we left Japan.
We're so fortunate that someone turned up to purchase the stocks with legitimate funds.
Just a little bit longer and I'll be able to see Shin.
Welcome, King Zak.
The French government shall see to it that you are kept safe.
Japanese national, Shin Kazama...
You are relieved from duty in the Aslan Foreign Legion from this day forth.
You are a free man now.
Here's your passport,
as well as your wages earned in the Foreign Legion.
They have been converted into US dollars.
Thank you.
And about your Tigershark... What will you do with it?
If you intend to sell it,
I'd be willing to negotiate with the Air Force on your behalf.
I'll let you handle it then, thank you.
Very well! I will contact you when we have reached an agreement.
When you've decided upon a hotel, please let me know its address.
I am now... free at last!
Ryoko!
Father!
Are you feeling better now?
Yeah, I'm finally able to get out and about like this.
So, Father, did you make the payment at the National Bank?
Listen, about that, Ryoko...
The fighting in Aslan's civil war has reached the capital now,
and so the banks have suspended all transactions.
What?!
I inquired at the embassy, but it was no use.
They say they're too busy evacuating tourists and foreign residents to worry about this.
Then what about Shin?!
Will the government suppress the rebel forces? Or will a new government be formed?
We'll hear what happened to him only after that's been decided.
Miss Tsugumo!
Please cheer up, Miss Tsugumo.
If necessary,
I'll go to the embassy every day and maintain close contact with them about the situation!
That's right, Ryoko.
You've come far already. You must not give up hope until the very end!
Why don't we go out for some dinner together, since it's been so long?
Come on now, don't be so upset!
And just as a distraction, why don't we go do some sightseeing in town after dinner?
I'm thirsty.
What could it be, this thirst?
I feel it even though I've come back to a world that's at peace.
Lovers...
Families...
There's neither fear of air raids nor the smell of gun smoke here.
There won't be any mission briefings this evening.
There won't be any full-scale offensive tomorrow.
It's peaceful.
So why am I feeling so damned irritated?
Why is my heart thirsting?
Hey, bro, whatcha doing sittin' there talking to yourself?
Don't tell me you're looking around for a hotel, are you?
If you are, you want me to show you a great place that's cheap too?
Haven't we come far enough?
I don't exactly think you plan to show me to any hotels.
If there's something you want with me, then hurry up and get it done now.
After all, I do need to find someplace to stay tonight.
I don't have the time to hang around with you kids.
Now you're askin' for it!
Whoa, the bastard grinned!
Hey, man, this guy's givin' me the creeps!
He's obviously just bluffing! Ya idiot!
What the hell is this guy?!
He's a frickin' monster!
Yes?
What? The police?
Very well, put me through.
Yes, the passport is a perfect match,
but when he said to call you and see, I thought he was full of it, so...
Huh? Foreign legion?!
Your sponsor has come for you.
But I think you're bad news.
You may have been an ace fighter pilot in a foreign legion, but this is Paris.
So maybe killing men on the battlefield makes you a hero,
but in this world it'll only get you charged with homicide.
Well, this didn't turn out to be a murder case,
and those men he subdued were on our most wanted list,
which ought to earn him public honors.
But well, it just wouldn't look good after all.
What we mean is that when you escorted King Zak as he fled Aslan,
it was all off the records, see?
There would be a lot of trouble if this is leaked to the public.
You get it, right?
If the media catches wind of this, it's sure to damage our country's reputation.
Would you mind getting out of the country as soon as possible?
It's not just you.
Former soldiers always cause trouble one way or another.
If you're going back to Japan, I'll take care of all the formalities.
Aren't you going back to Japan?
Then will you go to Switzerland? Or the US?
Then where in the world do you want to go?
Have you found a buyer for my Tigershark?
No, I haven't been in touch with the military yet.
Then please fuel it up.
The external fuel tank too.
I'll pay you for it.
Now, hold on! Just where do you mean to go?
Aslan...
That's absurd!
That country is right on the verge of undergoing a regime change!
All that will be waiting for you there is the gallows!
My comrades are there.
They're a good bunch of guys.
I wonder why it is?
Being back in civilian life, I feel this thirst in my heart.
Even if I go walking around town, or go eat at a restaurant,
I don't feel uplifted in the least.
Everyone seems so transparent.
I wonder why that is?
Even though I finally came back to the free world I longed for so much,
it was as though I'm wandering around in the midst of some mirage.
I guess when I got into it with those three hoods,
that was about the only thing I got any amusement out of.
How did I ever get these kinds of feelings?
I don't even understand it myself!
Oh! Sorry, but would you mind pulling over a moment?
What's the matter?
Well, there is someone I'm really indebted to, who's in Paris now.
I tried to call him several times,
but it looks as if I may have gotten the wrong number.
Well, the guy who looked it up for me was a loony old codger after all.
Tsugumo residence. Ms. Yasuda?
Hello? Why are you calling so late?
Ryo...
Ryoko, is it you?
Shin... It is you, isn't it, Shin?
Ryoko... So you've come to Paris?
You're okay, aren't you, Shin? And you're in Paris too, right?!
Where are you now? Can you come here?
I'll come to pick you up, okay?!
Tell me where you're calling from.
Oh, Shin, there are so many things I want to talk about!
My father's doing fine, by the way.
He's already made a complete turnaround!
And Ms. Yasuda's here too! Do you remember Ms. Yasuda?
She's that...
Shin...
Shin!
Shin!
Ryoko?!
Shin!
Large enemy aircraft formation approaching!
Repeat, large enemy aircraft formation approaching!
All right, here the bastards come!
Saki!
Before we sortie out, there is something I'd like to share with you men.
Why you being so formal?
After you've taken off, cut straight through their formation.
There will be no need to reverse and engage in any dogfights.
What did you say?
Once you have escaped the combat zone,
keep on flying flying towards your homelands, as far as your fuel will take you.
As of now, every one of you is discharged from service!
Aw, man! Are you sayin' we're fired?!
Once you men have made your sortie,
Area 88 will likely raise the white flag in an unconditional surrender.
This is the Aslan government's decision, and perhaps its last.
Because a new government will most likely be formed as early as tonight.
Roundell, after the foreign legion has sortied
notify the ground crew and administrative staff of this.
And the job of flying the white flag shall be yours.
Lieutenant Colonel! What about you?
If a new government is formed, I will be tried for treason.
I am not doing this as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Aslan Air Force,
but rather as the commander of Area 88's foreign legion,
because in that capacity I must see that my troops escape to safety.
And I know there's a whole bunch of people here who'd like to watch me go down.
Damn straight!
C'mon, you unemployed bastards! Let's go!
Right on!
It's sad...
I doubt the day will ever come when that man no longer smells of gunsmoke.
Well? Is it a relief or what?
The sound of the engine that you can feel in your belly?
The smell of slightly dirty oil?
The cockpit that's more cramped than a coffin?
Those are the only things that'll quench your thirsting heart.
You're wrong.
The hell he is!
Going back to civilian life should have made it clear to you.
Whoever stains his hands with blood will never be able to lead a respectable life again,
no matter how hard he tries.
We are killers.
You can make whatever excuses you like, but it won't change that fact.
Those who have fallen into Hell can only seek out a purpose there.
And they drift farther and farther from civilian life.
You're wrong!
I ain't wrong!
You're the same as me. That's why I said what I did, that I thought we'd get along well.
No! No, you're wrong!
You see, I figured it out.
I realized that the source of my obsession is Area 88!
That's why I'll go back.
To rid myself of this obsession!
Here they are...
Now listen up. I don't want to see any hotdogging up here.
All you need to do is fly straight through their line.
You fools! Don't turn around!
Ain't no helping it!
If we just say goodbye like this, we'll never get to see you go down!
At this point, even if you do come along, you'll receive no payment!
Don't need it!
There's no one who'd dig a grave for a bunch of guys who are just looking for a place to die!
No fool's gonna bring a dowry with him on his trip to Hell!
You bastards...
Me, I've never been to the next world,
so I'm countin' on you to show us the way, Saki!
All right, you idiots who can't even calculate profit and loss...
Follow me!
Damn! I can't shake 'em.
Damn! Not now!
Damn!
Guess I wasted too much ammo.
Saki! How many of us left?
Maybe six or so?
Mickey, about how much ammo do you have left?
Another three or four seconds' worth and I'm dry.
Good enough... Want to make another pass?
Bearing 120.
Altitude 19,000.
Speed 1,400 knots.
The course is all clear!
GO!
So long, my love
Naiteru hito yo Oh, weeping woman
Douka wasurete Please try to forget
Futari no mabushii tsukihi Those brilliant days when we were together
Ai no natsu wo That summer of love
Ikiteru kanashimi mo shirazu ni The days you were innocently in love
Mujaki ni koi shita hi Without even knowing the sadness of living
Sora no screen kimi ga nijinderu I can see your blurry image
Sora no screen kimi ga nijinderu On the screen in the sky
Kokoro wa kinou e kaere to yuu kedo My heart tells me to go back to yesterday
Karada wa hitori ni yoake e kakedasu But my body starts running
Karada wa hitori ni yoake e kakedasu Towards the dawn on its own