The Flowers of War Page #6

I have an idea,

to fool the Japanese,

let's use the curtains

to make the uniforms fit,

and tear up the sheets

to wrap our chests.

So, our b*obs won't pop out.

What're we doing, George?

What're we doing?

Listen, your God teaches,

everybody's born equal, right?

So, the women, the girls, which?

What would you do?

We must.

What else we can do?

He gave me these bracelets

so I would go with him.

I didn't trust him enough so I didn't.

I should have.

I was so stupid.

You would be even more stupid

wearing them to meet the Japs.

Leave them here.

Fine, they are yours now.

When I was your age,

I had already served countless men.

Little sister,

remember to give this back to me.

I will use the money

to buy myself out of my contract.

Big sister, I'm sorry.

Live a good life for me.

I don't have any things of value,

that cat is all I have.

He ran away the other day.

Little sister,

promise me,

you will find him.

OK.

Remember Dou?

She wasn't much taller than you.

Please take good care of it.

This is Dou's life.

She wanted to play "The Qin Huai View,"

and for that she was killed.

"The Qin Huai View."

Is that a beautiful song?

That's our signature

song at Jade Paradise.

Why don't we sing it for Dou?

It was her dying wish after all.

Let's sing it for the girls,

so they remember us at our best!

"I have a story,"

"and let me put it into song."

"I hope every one of you"

"can listen to me patiently."

"Allow me"

"to sing the legend

of the Qin Huai River,"

"slowly and passionately,"

"for each one of you."

"Ever since the ancient era,"

"the river has been flowing gracefully."

"It is the beauty of the South,"

"the elegance of Nanking."

"Walk in the famous Zhan Palace,"

"enjoy the spectacular architecture."

"Look at the Colony of Cranes"

"with water rippling all around."

"What a paradise this is."

Mo, would...

You look so sweet.

Would you mind... lying down?

I'm just not used to...

People who can sit?

Right, people who can sit.

Would you mind?

I understand, I don't mind.

So madam, what will it be?

Fourteen years old?

How about thirteen?

Until thirteen I was a good girl.

Very good.

Thirteen it is.

So I'll straighten your hair,

cut it in a bob.

I have an idea,

I think it'll be beautiful.

This is what we need.

It's perfect.

The way you are now,

is what I like the best.

I see you.

I see everything that you've been through.

And I want all of that, Mo.

I want all of it.

I love it.

I love it all.

Are you going to fall in love with me?

I already have.

I can do this.

Sorry, these are not my clothes.

I wanna promise you something.

When this war is over,

I'm gonna find you,

and I'm gonna take you home.

No.

After tonight,

my body will no longer be mine.

Take me home now.

Wow, Mo!

He can turn back time.

He chopped away five or six years!

Three more chops and we'd all be infants,

so we can start our lives over again!

Have you asked him,

where he learned such skills?

Mo,

ask him to cut our hair too.

They all want you to give them a makeover.

My pleasure.

Glad to serve you.

Here.

He has to work with you lying down.

Right, he's a mortician,

he only know how to work on dead people.

Are they disturbed...

by the way I work?

Sorry.

He hopes you won't mind.

Whatever, who cares?

I just want to look

like pretty schoolgirl.

Give me a coat.

His hands are so soft.

Mo, did he really work on the dead?

Mo, we're going to sleep.

Wake us up when it's our turn.

You've done this your whole life?

For five years.

You do this very well.

It matters.

It matters to me.

Before my daughter died,

she made me promise

to make her beautiful again.

That was the first time.

It's important.

It's important work.

I'm sorry.

She would have been twelve.

Like the girls.

Yeah.

Mo, he's amazing!

If only my mother were alive,

she would have been so happy

to see me like this.

She said,

we never had a scholar in our family.

Now you are a scholar, so am I.

My mother wouldn't recognize me either!

Of course not.

We are now students.

Let's line up.

Mo, let him see if we

all look like students.

No need to count, we only have twelve.

We are one short.

How many did the Japanese say?

How many?

Thirteen.

How many?

Thirteen. We only have twelve here.

This is a terrible joke.

One of the students still has to go!

We did all of this for nothing!

I will go.

What did he say?

I will go.

George.

He said he would go.

What are you talking about?

You are a boy!

Father Ingleman ask me

to protect students.

But I'm not good.

I'm... I'm terrible.

I'm... I'm bad.

Who cares if we are one short?

We will just say that

one of us has died from an illness.

My grandma told me that

the Japanese can't count.

We can't do that!

The Japanese are very astute!

They will search everywhere,

and it will be the end for the students!

There is nothing you can do.

They will see that you are a boy.

You can't fool them.

Yes, it's too obvious.

It's a short distance

from the church to the car.

If I am made-up as a girl,

lower my head,

and walk right behind you all,

I'm sure the Japanese won't notice!

If we have one missing,

the Japanese will find out,

then... a big trouble.

You are good at make-up.

You can do for me.

George, I'm not that good.

No, you can.

George, stop it.

- It can't work.

- You can!

The church to the car

just a short way!

You are good at make-up,

you can do for me!

I will lower my head!

It's possible, it just a short way!

You can.

It's possible.

You know what could happen?

Yes, yes, I know.

I can do what Father Ingleman tell me.

Amazing.

I think I hear

what the Father is saying right now.

Yes?

Yeah.

What he saying?

I think he's saying...

that you've done an incredible...

an incredible job, taking care of the girls.

And that you're good, so good.

And I think he's also asking...

what the hell are you doing...

with that awful wig on your head?

This was the last time I saw George Chen.

When he was six years old,

and almost died of starvation,

Father Ingleman saved him.

He rang the church bell, swept the floor,

and worked in the kitchen.

We used to laugh at him,

whenever he spoke in English

or in Nanking dialect.

You know that,

you can't really go there.

You gotta escape somehow

before you get there.

You gotta jump from the car

or the truck or whatever.

You wait until it slows down,

goes around the corner,

that's when you jump.

No, I'm no jumping.

Don't teach me.

Why not?

If I jump,

Japanese will find out.

I will go all the way,

give you more time. You and the girls

get out of the church.

Hide your weapons well.

Don't let the Japanese see.

Don't worry,

at least we will get an eyeball.

Have you got something as well?

Following our commander's order,

I'm here to pick up the students.

Here is a gift bag from our troops.

Please accept it.

What are you doing here?

Mr. Kato.

Have you spoken with Colonel Hasegawa?

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