Giovanni's Island Page #4

doesn't break easily. Your dad is so stubborn. If he'd played along,

they would've let him go. It was you?! Hey, It's not like I

sold him out or anything. I tried to help him. Oh, well.

Say, where's Pops? I asked Miss Sawako

about him afterwards. She said my grandpa

had made up his mind that his last moments

would be on the sea. I wonder if we'll ever be able

to come back to the island? Junpei! Look! Isn't that Tanya? Tanya... I'm sorry.

Tanya, I'm so sorry. Tanya! Tanya! Tanya! Tanya! Tanya! Tanya! And that was how

we left the island. - Haven't we reached Japan yet?

- We must be almost there. It's freezing... Need the loo... Give her back!

Give back my baby! Please! Get off me! Please! Give her back! - We're not allowed!

- It's the orders! The baby's dead.

There's nothing else to do. No! Yasuko! Yasuko! Yasuko! Poor woman... Day after day,

the storm raged on. October 3, 1 947 What is this place? This doesn't seem like

Nemuro or Hakodate. This isn't Japan! Keep walking! Sugar! Sugar!

Who wants sugar? It's sweet! I'm beat...

This is so heavy... Kanta... Are you okay, Kanta? Sweet sugar, sir! Wait here! Three sugars, please! Thanks. Sugar! Turn those frowns upside-down! Wow, it's sugar! Thanks, Uncle! A token of my love, milady! Be my guest! The bottom is sand! Sand? That little crook! Where'd he go?!

Come back here! - It's so fast!

- It's so big! For the first time in our lives,

we saw a real train. - Wow!

- That was the real thing! The internment camp was a

primary school at the top of a hill. Hey, no cutting! This is all? It's gross... Boo! Ta-dah! - Wow, biscuits!

- Eat up! - Look, everybody!

- Let's share them. Apparently, we're in Maoka,

in western Karafuto. Oh. Everybody from the islands

is being rounded up here. Then a ship from Japan

will come pick us up, they say. So we'll be able to

go back to Japan? I'm not so sure. Something tells

me it won't be that simple. Why? - Junpei, I'm so cold...

- Kanta? I'm so cold... Everything will be okay. I wonder what Tanya

is up to? With everyone gone,

she must be lonely. - Get moving!

- Get on the trucks! Every day, they took the adults

deep into the mountains to cut wood. It was back-breaking work, and some of them got hurt

or got sick from the cold. Kanta... Where is Dad? Don't worry.

I'm sure he's fine. Miss Sawako...

Were you and Dad-- Forget it. I care a great deal

for your father. He knew that he would be arrested

if he went to the cave. He felt it was his duty. I wonder if Dad has turned

into the Fire of Scorpius... Well, I--

I'm sure that he has. Your father lived

his life for others. And for you boys. I have to be strong now, too. You gave me the courage

to go on, Junpei. It's so cold... Once they've taken everyone in

the girls' school, it'll be our turn. - Hang in there.

- I can't... I have great news!

I found out where Tatsuo is! - Dad is alive?!

- Really?! At the logging camp, I met a guy

who's housed in the same place! He says he's in the

prison camp to the north! Beyond those mountains!

It's just a stone's throw from here! - Thank goodness...

- Kanta! He didn't get sent to Siberia! He said he's just past

those mountains, right? - Did he mean those mountains?

- I guess. Junpei, I'm gonna

go see Dad. - Let's go!

- How? We'd have to go way beyond

that train's final stop. I don't care! See? You have to

get better first. I'd get better real quick

if I saw Dad! Still... Don't you want to ever

see Dad again?! But how? Let's take the

Galactic Railroad there! Kanta... I'm freezing... What's the matter? Those kids! Kanta! - Kanta! Hurry!

- Junpei! Go on! Real trains sure are bumpy, huh? This will take us to Dad

in no time flat! Kanta, are you okay? This thing cost me

everything I had, damn it! Will we catch them? The end of the train line

is just ahead. - I'm so sorry...

- Don't worry about it. - Thanks.

- Are you okay? I'm fine... If they got off the train and walked,

they should be around here. You two idiots! Uncle Hideo! If I were a Soviet soldier,

you'd be dead right now! What were you thinking?! We're sorry. Come on, we're going back! No! I'm gonna see Dad! Kanta! No! Put me down! You dumb kid! Even if you

do see him, then what?! I wanna see him! We're going to see Dad!

Our minds are made up! Ow! You stubborn little kids!

That's the last thing he wants! No! We're seeing him,

no matter what! Of all the stupid... Hey! Come back here! Uncle, please!

We want to see Dad! No! I can't let you two die

in a place like this! No, I want to see him! You're the one who said he was

just a stone's throw away! Fine, I said that.

But I didn't mean it literally! What am I gonna do

with you two? Come on, Sawako!

Talk sense into them! - I'm going, too.

- Wha--? Please, let us go.

I want to see Tatsuo, too. Besides, we're closer to his camp

than we are to ours. Guards might be

on our trail, too. Oh, for crying out loud... At a time like this,

what's a man supposed to do? Could one of you tell me? - Thank you, Uncle!

- Thank you! - Cut it out, damn it!

- Thank you! I wish I were as popular

as my brother... Man, you two are heavy... What's that? A fortification? It's so warm... Thank goodness

for this pillbox. - I'd love a hot bath right about now.

- Here. Boy, this warms you right up! Hideo! Wow, it's freezing! What's up, Sawako? - Soldiers.

- What? Looks like they found

where I hid the car. - Sawako, wake up the boys!

- Right! What's wrong? While I keep them distracted, you

and the boys make a break for it. Here's the address of our

relatives on the mainland. Junpei, look after Kanta

and Sawako, you hear? Uncle... Hideo... If I were a Soviet soldier, I could give

you a big bear hug to say goodbye. Maybe I will anyway. Sawako. I always

loved you. I hope you get to see

your dad, Kanta. Uncle... Hey, I'm an indestructible,

wandering crow! And now, everyone,

I bid you farewell. - Look, look!

- Halt! Halt! Stop, or we'll shoot! Shoot! Shoot him! Let's go, boys. Just a little further, Kanta. Hold on

until the settlement up ahead. Kanta... "Wow, would you look at this! You could even go to the

real Heaven with this ticket! And not just Heaven! This is

a free pass to go anywhere!" Kanta, this is a sign that

we can make it to see Dad! We're almost there! Junpei... This is the Galactic Railroad,

isn't it? I have this free pass

to go anywhere! Please take me to where

my father is! Please! Please! Let us on board! Please let us on! Let us on, please! Eat this and go.

I can't keep you here forever. Thank you so much. About that matter we discussed.

I do hope we can count on you. I swear... If we weren't talking

about kids, I wouldn't feel the least bit obligated

to help a bunch of Japs. Go on, move it!

There's nothing to see here. It's so warm... Junpei. Take a look

out that window. - What's this?

- My end of the bargain. I only pulled it off because I'm

on the camp's kitchen staff. Thank you so much! So kind of Japan to send ships for you,

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