Keijirô Morozumi: Hironaka Gôchô
Quotes
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Chôsen e Iku Heichô : Where you headed?
Kaji : We hope to get to Mutankiang.
Chôsen e Iku Heichô : It's that way. But you're wasting your time. The enemy got there first.
Kaji : Really? What about yourself?
Chôsen e Iku Heichô : I'm headed for Korea. Closer to home than Manchuria.
Hironaka Gôchô : And your unit?
Chôsen e Iku Heichô : I had one until yesterday.
Kaji : Watch out for the Korean-Manchurian border. It's controlled by Kim Il Sung.
Chôsen e Iku Heichô : Is that right? Then I'll just be another Red. What's 'comrade' in Chinese and Korean?
Kaji : It's tongzhi in Chinese. In Korean I think it's tongmu.
Chôsen e Iku Heichô : Tongzhi and tongmu, eh? Thanks. That's all I'll need. See ya. Tongzhi and tongmu, eh? You look strong and healthy, my tongzhi!
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Hironaka Gôchô : You calling me a fool? I only let you take charge because you know this area. I'm still an NCO. I won't be insulted!
Kaji : As long as you're with me, I give the orders. Forget about rank. While we're at it, let's get something else clear. You listen too, Terada. I didn't expect Mutankiang to fall so soon. The Kwangtung Army must essentially be wiped out... so I'm no longer concerned about rejoining them.
Hironaka Gôchô : Then what do we do?
Kaji : We go back to our former lives. South Manchuria lies in that direction. My former life awaits me there. And I'll do my best to get you back to your former lives. If you don't agree, we can part ways now. We decide right here. How about it? We'll run into friendly forces somewhere. Whoever wants to can join them.
Hironaka Gôchô : Not 'whoever wants to'... it's our duty! You can't just ignore the soldier's code.
Kaji : What we need now is the defeated man's code. If you want to go on soldiering, take Terada and go. I'm going this way.
