Ikari no umi (1944)

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Censored by the Navy Department

No.48

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English Subtitles: Maya Grohn

Taisho 10 (1922)

Gogai (extra news)!

Washington Naval Disarmament Conference,

a b*mb-like proposal by the US.

The Department of the Navy

On November 12th, at the

Washington Conference, Secretary of

State Hughes, the Envoy

Extraordinary, proposed disarmament.

Of which I now detail the

article on the disposal of ships.

Under the released 4 principals, the

capital ships which shall be disposed are;

The United States of America,

1) 15 capital ships under construction,

2) 15 aged battleships except

Delaware and North Dakota.

Britain,

1) 2 ships of new

Hood class which have

started construction but

the cost was expended.

2) The first battleship except King

George V class, and 19 aged battleships.

Japan,

1) Battleships Kii, Owari, No. 11, No.

12 which have not begun construction,

and cruisers No. 8, No. 9, No.

10, and No. 11. Eight ships in total.

2) Battleship Mutsu, which has launched, as

well as Tosa and Kaga still under construction,

plus battlecruisers Amagi, Akagi, Atago,

and Takao which have not begun construction.

This is Tosa, which

has just completed.

This must be destroyed?

What an agreement it is!

Chief Takenaka, what do you

think the outcome of the conference?

Do you think they will reach the agreement?

I don't want.

I don't want the agreement, but,

But? But, what will it be?

Public opinion,

Watch the newspaper.

People are just curious if

only Mutsu can be saved or not.

Unfortunately I can't

hold any wishful thought.

What is this design?

The increased tonnage necessitated this

size. This level was reached by the US.

We need higher level, beyond them.

We are designing battleships No.

11 and No. 12 for the Imperial Navy.

You know it.

You must have plenty of ideas in

your fine brain which are not used.

Use them generously.

Try again.

Chief,

What will Washington Conference be?

The US demanding to dispose

the battleships No. 11 and 12.

What is it to do with your job?

What are you thinking during working?

With such mindset no

good design can be created.

But chief,

We have been working hard with

an expectation that, new capital ships

such as Nagato, Kaga, Tosa, Akagi will

roam the Pacific Ocean to protect Japan.

Nevertheless, our previous

shipbuilding plan now...

Yamagishi,

The shipbuilding plan was,

determined by Your Highness.

Our duty of shipbuilding officers should

focus on producing ships, simple as that.

Sacrifice of Washington Agreement

Destruction of ships were performed

lwami sank in Jogashima

Satsuma sank in Sagaminada

Then, Aki

12,000 sailors left their positions.

Yoshino

Disgusting. Look at the people of shaba

(the world other than navy) like that.

Don't say.

Shaba.

I also have to join the wind of shaba now.

Drink.

Let's drink knight.

Yes, drink a lot.

Yes, drink a lot.

You haven't seen yet,

naked dance by Miyamori.

Yes, he paints a face on his belly.

OK, I don't show it often but tonight I

will do for Yoshino.

OK, I don't show it often but tonight I

will do for Yoshino.

What's wrong?

Before that I want to say farewell to

Excellency Kato.

To Excellency? I see.

In this occasion, that's good idea. You can

get a strong power from Excellency.

Let's go together.

The Tokyo Peace Exhibition

Ueno Park Tokyo

March 10 to July 10, 1922

Excellency,

I accept my leaving from the navy.

However, what I can't stand is the

attitude of the people.

The American people are

incited by their government

and exciting with them--

I can understand that.

But Japanese people also, manipulated by

the beautiful words, peace and happiness,

and took the side of US.

and took the side of US.

What will be the future of Japan like this?

We lost in the conference,

that is because we

could not get enough

support of the people.

I believe so, sir.

You have put your whole heart and soul into

the construction of battleships, Admiral.

People are ignorant how much we owe you.

Yoshino,

Battleships are decreased but,

the spirit of the Navy would never be

decreased.

Admiral Togo himself consoled me so.

Furthermore, the capital ships are

restricted but the training are not.

He added so.

That is the spirit.

Hiraga-sama is visiting sir.

Please.

Am I not disturbing you?

No, no. They are strong-headed guys of

Naval Academy.

He is the chief of Yokosuka factory.

Yes, he took care of us when we visiting

the factory for our study.

Thank you very much for the occasion sir.

Then we take leave sir.

Please take care of you sir.

Yoshino,

Did you decide what to do after this?

I see.

All right. After you take a good rest in

hot spring of your hometown,

visit me again.

There are countless ways to use a man.

Don't be depressed.

Yes sir. Excuse me sir.

Hiraga-kun,

Have a seat.

Admiral, you look thinner.

I understand your concern sir.

No. I have no excuse to you all.

It was beyond our capacity.

What are you saying sir?

About the plan of 8-8 fleet, we demanded

or forced you unreasonably.

Many reckless things.

But you accepted our unreasonable

demands and fulfilled our expectation

so well.

The excellent battleships were the

result of your painstaking efforts.

And now, we must destroy them helplessly.

Admiral,

your words are enough sir.

Our science and technology have no

limit.

The challenge starts now.

Please, Hiraga-kun.

Do it.

If the capital ships are limited, then

cruisers can compensate for them.

If they limit quantity, we respond

with quality.

Hiraga-kun,

We shall fight.

I believe that w*r has started already.

America.

Our enemy is America.

They appeared clearly over the ocean.

Notice: Before the demolishing work,

the ceremony for ship disposal will be

performed on the deck of Tosa, May 19th,

General Affairs Dept., March 16, 1922.

It was about to show the

figure in the Pacific Ocean,

when the stoppage of the ship

building became unavoidable,

and today we are facing the day of

valuable experiment by the Imperial

Navy,

accordingly the ship

will be ended honorably

in the deep sea bottom

outside the Yokosuka.

We will not be able to see

the brave figure, nevertheless

the age of the warship

will remain forever...

We will not be able to see

the brave figure, nevertheless

the age of the warship

will remain forever...

Come in.

Tosa's memento sir.

Check the cruiser Yura's ship hull.

What is your behavior?

Yamagishi-kun,

calculate this.

Now sir?

Now, immediately.

I can't do sir.

What?

Yamagishi,

Our duty was not ended by making

Tosa and Kaga alone.

I understand that sir.

But, in that, in Tosa, our soul was kept.

But, in that, in Tosa, our soul was kept.

When we designed Tosa, we put

all our hearts and souls into it.

We can't forget, never.

For the past three years,

day and night, we worked

so hard, keenly checked

even a rivet or steel plate.

The ship was made on such efforts

and sincerity.

We loved the ship like as our child.

Takenaka-san, don't you think so?

Don't you think so, all of you?

The ship is now sinking by our Navy's

torpedoes and cannons.

Chief,

Ask yourself,

I'm sure you can't listen it unmoved.

Showa 2 (1927)

What is that...?

The first submarine squadron sir.

Don't do half-way drilling.

Tell the first engine, go into it.

Officer Asaka, What is that?

The first squadron sir.

Good. Go.

Danger sir, starboard,

How about airplane? Can't fly?

Commander, in this bad weather...

If this is real w*r...

Sir, airplane can fly.

Chief, that is wrong way sir.

Chief,

He is thinking something.

Long time no see sir.

An experiment today sir?

I heard you are on board

of destroyer these days.

Yes sir. In the last training, he and I was

fighting each other.

So, you are doing intensive training of

airplanes.

Yes sir, about the airplanes we are

behind of US.

Training the first and training the second.

He is especially eager.

That's you.

Thank you for your hard work.

You must have hard work in the

ship headquarters, Admiral.

How is the progress of cruisers?

Did you know it? Yes, I am thinking

of small-sized yet higher power.

Small but can challenge against enemy

ships much larger.

Oh, it sounds Leica in terms of camera.

Leica? Maybe.

I can't wait being on board.

But it is not comfortable to ride.

It is a battleship in principle.

We are used to live in small house.

It seems like to clash against enemy.

Done.

22:33, we ordered to

return immediately but,

no answer sir.

How about fuel?

Five minutes to go.

Flying Officer Sawai Crashed to

Death during drilling in stormy weather

Mitsuko-san,

It is so late.

But father is still awake, so,

Your piano might be disturbing him.

I am consoling him.

Music is very good when you are tired.

No, not for father.

Your tea is ready there.

Did children go to bed?

Koichi and Mitsuko are not.

Koichi has the end of term examination

soon.

Yes. He said he will study tonight until

you go to sleep.

Means I am his keeping awake.

Mitsuko's piano is improved, isn't it?

Did you notice it?

Yes, I can notice.

Like you she is eager to learn.

I will change your tea.

No.

I told you.

We can't change the demanded figures.

But, considering the speed...

Of course 33 knots is fixed.

One is satisfied but the other is not.

That is not a challenge.

Our target is, satisfy this and that, both.

Do it again,

the length of the ship.

The speed is fixed.

You can do it.

On my design it is longer than

conventional ship.

That's up to your invention.

If you use conventional principles, we

cannot create new design.

Anyway, try again.

The speed is more than 30 knots.

If you designed longer one, the ship will

be crushed by waves before sh**ting

enemy.

The strength of the hull is critical.

Considering the resistance

against waves, try again.

I do sir.

How was the experiment Yamagishi-kun?

Perfectly,

failed, perfectly.

The center of balance is too high in the

type.

Unbalanced?

More than unbalanced.

If it makes abrupt turn, the hull inclines

to much like this,

the sh**ting of torpedoes is put of

question.

I have no face.

The chief said it was impossible but I

insisted.

Impossible. We want a 3,000 ton

ship having the power of 5,000 ton one.

How about yours?

Likewise.

I am at the end of my resources.

Failed again. I have to make a fresh start.

Same fall evening everywhere (famous poem).

I wish a good idea coming.

The dead-end is a matter of course.

I think the changing shape of ship does

not work.

Engine.

The key is engine, definitely.

We are planning to produce a cruiser of less

than 3,000 tons which can compete with the speed,

firepower, and armor of 5,000 ton ships such as

Britain's "C"-class and America's "Omaha"-class.

It may sound outrageous from the

point of conventional knowledge of

hull.

But I believe it is feasible.

The ground of my discussion is; the ratio

of hull weight against displacement is

35% in destroyer and

battleship respectively,

meanwhile, cruiser is 45% , that is, 10%

bigger.

If this is improved,

we can economize the weight to

this level.

Next, the important element which has

significant influence on displacement is,

engine.

In this point also, the cruiser's engine

weight occupies far bigger percentage

than the one of the destroyer in

order to get the speed of a destroyer.

This doesn't make sense.

Wait.

Well, no. I should listen

your conclusion first.

Conclusion is simple.

How to economize displacement

without decreasing attacking

capacity? I believe the solution

can be found in hull and engine.

I see.

How about technological development

for the hull?

What is it's progress?

Well, unfortunately, we have

no clear prospect yet.

One more step to go.

But, the engine itself

cannot become lighter.

Why?

Needless to say we are

working hard to make an

engine which is more

efficient with minimum weight.

However, the engine of cruiser can

be the same as destroyer in terms

of speed.

But in terms of fighting

capacity, it must be

strong enough to defend

the enemy's attack.

For protecting the engine,

it can be compensated

with the structure of

hull and traffic-ability.

No, it's not only the protection against

enemy's shells.

To keep the cruising power

and durability, we can't

make the engine lesser

ratio as same as destroyer's.

It is not possible by conventional

design technology, of course.

We are making our best with full of ideas.

But this is impossible.

If you demand that it shouldn't be heavier

than conventional one, we can do it.

I request you again from a designer of

engine.

The engine of cruiser needs

the conventional ratio, that

should be kept like as standard

of main g*n and other weapons.

We cannot change it, definitely.

Consider it please.

No, I can't.

I can't accept it.

I can't agree either.

That's butting-in. I can't agree with you

either.

We can't help it. It's

a difference of belief.

Belief?

Yes sir.

Takagi-san,

I can't abandon my belief and

responsibility on the design.

I also take the responsibility

for the fundamental design.

However, impossible is impossible.

Make the impossible possible.

your belief must keep in it.

Hiraga-san, that is the butting-in.

I don't care.

Takagi-san,

This is not the time of discussion.

Rightly or wrongly we must make a test

ship to run on the sea, a day sooner.

Just as that.

Don't you agree?

According to Takagi-kun's opinion,

decreasing the weight of engine may

be not feasible.

It means everything simply

depends on the structure

of hull which we have

been trying to invent.

I know very well that your mission

is extremely difficult.

However, coming to this stage, it is not

logic but implementation.

You must solve the problem by your

experience and determination. There is

no other way.

I believe that your passion and sincerity

can find a way.

Chief, did Excellency

Takagi say clearly that

decreasing the engine

weight is impossible?

We are working for making the

impossible possible, so

I think the people in designing of

engine must determine as we do.

That's true.

Are you the shipbuilding officers of

the Imperial Navy?

Can't you attack the enemy without

covering fire?

Can't you crash yourself against the

enemy ship before our airplane make

suicide attack?

In the sky and the sea, valuable lives

were lost during the hard training of

the Navy.

What do you think about the hard

training?

Your impious talk

shows that you have no

determination to dedicate

your life to the country.

Chief.

No.

I didn't ask you.

I will do by myself.

Takenaka-san, didn't mind too much.

As a matter of fact, he scolded me.

Because I added ''That's true''.

My mistake.

No, to was not.

I was told clearly that I lack the belief.

I was beaten up by his word.

Stupid.

Father is in bad mood.

He must be tired.

Dinner is ready.

Father, chrysanthemum does not bloom

well this year.

Pull out,

if not blooming.

Can I, father?

All right.

Tadahiko-san,

you are early as usual, sensei.

Boy,

Morning.

Morning.

Good boy.

These days he wakes me up.

Keep in.

Good ship.

Here it goes.

Came.

Came again.

Sensei, how about your

chrysanthemum this year?

Good. Bye.

Good morning sir.

Persuade father?

Do you oppose?

Not at all.

But no hope.

I am confident.

What are you talking about?

Michiko said, she would bring

father to today's concert.

No, he will never go.

But mother,I worry father's health.

He is working too hard.

Yes, I am worrying very much.

Would you like to eat?

Yes, I am hungry.

Father,

Here you are.

Have you made this?

Looks warm.

Do you want a reward?

Yes.

Ask mother.

No, I want from you, father.

But father is too busy to shop.

But give me only two to three hours today.

Please.

Where to?

Concert.

Concert?

Father,

You would never regret.

No way.

But father, it is full orchestra, more than

100 performers.

With full instruments we can enjoy very

complicated harmony

A conductor will harmonize all of them

into a piece of music.

If the conductor is not good, he can't

harmonize the individual performance,

so, any splendid composition will

lose the soul.

Father

Father feels better with job than music.

O, Yagi-kun. Call all. Tell them,

come immediately.

O, Yagi-kun. Call all. Tell them,

come immediately.

Yes sir.

You are here too.

Thank you.

You are working on Sunday

You too.

Takagi-san,

I got an idea this morning.

Me too.

When I was playing with child, I got an

idea.

I see. As aging we become impatience.

You are right.

By the way, I think I will get a solution.

To tell you the truth,

Me too.

The engine. Maybe I

can satisfy your demand.

That's because,

wait

listen me first.

What do you think? I arranged

like this.

The shape is like

katsuo-bushi (dried bonito).

Looks like old Kinsho-type.

Over the bow area

which is to be covered by

waves, should be made

high as possible like this,

Over the bow area

which is to be covered by

waves, should be made

high as possible like this,

and the place of engine

part should be kept at this

height considering the

stability for hull inclination

And over the stern,

make it as lowest as possible

just enough to avoid waves.

That is, the upper deck plots three curve

lines like this.

In this way, a crash of ship can be avoided

even if it goes out significantly.

The second purpose is that,

the armor plates on the ship's

side which are used simply

for protection against attack,

change them so they add

strength of structure of the hull.

For example,

I see.

To save weight, make lightening

holes as much as possible.

That is my planning.

I didn't come to the point.

Chief, not just my instinct,

this will work finally.

This is not instinct. I am confident.

Excuse me sir.

Yamagishi-kun, let's

make our jobs assigned.

Yagi-kun,

Takenaka-kun has not come yet?

He went out for waling. We don't

know when he will come back.

Should I call him again?

Maybe not.

He seemed very tired.

Sorry I am late sir.

I have explained the issue to all.

You can listen from them.

Wonderful.

We will make the best ship in the world.

Thus, cruiser Yubari, trial

ship No. 1 , was completed.

Next was Kako, an enlarged

and improved Yubari.

Then, Furutaka, Kinugasa and Aoba.

Myoko, Nachi, Ashigara and Haguro,

10,000 tons class

New cruisers completed successively that

surprised the powerful nations' navies.

Heaven Rank

Fuso Autumn

By Hiraga Yuzuru

How wonderful it is!

Hiraga-sama has a talent of growing of

chrysanthemums too.

Father,

I found, there.

Hello, Asaka-kun.

Long time no see sir.

Likewise.

I heard you moved to gunrei-bu

(Imperial Navy General Staff).

Yes sir. Back to land life after long.

Asaka-san of gunrei-bu.

How do you do?

Admiral, I got a wife.

Did you? Good.

Congratulation.

Nice to meet you sir.

Admiral,

I will go to the London

Conference as an attendant.

Oh, you are?

It seems they were frightened by the

quality of our cruisers.

But we have determined.

We would never surrender

to their demands who try to

control your painstaking

crystal results as they wish.

Please.

However, Asaka-kun

you don’t need to care of us,

shipbuilding officers.

If they disturb us, then we will find new

ideas.

Oh no. We forgot your lovely wife.

Showa 5 (1930), the US

and the UK forced us again to

cut the auxiliary vessels

to be 60% of US and UK's.

Are you all right, Yagi?

I am all right. Thank you.

What's the matter?

No, nothing sir.

Didn't you know Yagi-kun was sick?

We urged him frequently to take rest.

I am all right. This is nothing.

Chief,

the Imperial Navy is bound

hand and foot firmly now.

First they restricted capital

ships and aircraft carriers,

and now, cruisers, destroyers, and

submarines, all of them restricted.

We, we must find a way out.

Chief,

I am still workable.

Please.

Attendant Asaka, k*lled himself by

sword in the returning ship

Excuse me sir.

Aren't you Admiral Hiraga?

Yes I am Hiraga.

You didn't remember me. Ten years since

then.

It was after the Washington Conference.

We met in the hospital room of

Admiral Kato.

Asaka was there too.

Oh, you are the friend of Asaka-san.

I am Yoshino.

I see. How have you been?

I was in Continent. I haven't served

well. Just moving here and there.

I could not meet Asaka again.

Asaka,

Nippon stood up, thank to you.

We get over the push of US and UK.

We liberated Manchuria.

The Imperial Navy is invincible.

Admiral,

I saw Yubari in Shanghai.

You saw Yubari?

The foreigners were astonished by her

mighty figure.

I was so impressed that I shed tears.

When I saw Japanese warship in

foreign country, I felt joy and proud.

All the Japanese in abroad feel so.

Please make new ships as many as

possible.

The Level of Navy staff now is better

and better.

I am sure they do well after I retire.

Retirement?

I decided to leave the Navy.

Admiral Hiraga was invited by Tokyo

Imperial University to become head of the

Engineering School. Shifting from creating

battleships to creating battleship engineers.

Showa 16 (1941)

Can't we submit the agenda

in the meeting today on

establishment of the Chiba

Institute of Technology?

Almost ready sir. But,

it is very important issue so we need to

check it again.

It is important, that's why we need to

hurry.

The sooner the better for the

significance of the university.

To establish the second engineering

school is most urgent issue.

Do not forget it.

Then we will submit the agenda to the

Administrative Council today sir.

Do it.

Something else?

Sir, I think you'd better to get a doctor's

check when you have a time.

I am not sick person.

But since your last disease,

It was cured completely.

And look at these

schedules. Today, tomorrow,

and after tomorrow,

no time to see doctor.

you have a visitor sir.

O, rare visitor. Let him in.

Excuse me sir.

Please.

Long time no see sir.

I know you are busy but,

No, no, please.

You look fatigued.

I have some news.

Admiral,

You know Yoshino,

He died recently.

Dead? Where?

In Malay sir.

He was arrested for

the suspicion of spying.

He was released but terribly weakened.

He could not resist strong malaria anymore.

We lost a good man.

I see.

When he realized the death was coming,

he gave me his will.

Together with this handbook.

He observed many foreign warships

and noted his opinions.

Of course, it is not useful to you but,

if your Excellency reads this he would be

happy.

Yoshino admired you, Admiral.

Thank you. I will read.

I will bring Yoshino with me.

Asaka, and Sawai, who died by plane

too.

I will bring them for the next sailing.

Maybe I will change my

address to living among the dead.

I see.

The members of the

meeting are gathered sir.

I sincerely pray the fortune of w*r.

Please take care of yourself, Admiral.

Thank you.

Destroyed 4 enemy

aircraft carriers, a gunboat, 3

cruisers, and a destroyer

with 200 airplanes shot down.

Our losses were one cruiser and one

destroyer slightly damaged. 15 airplanes.

That was the report from Headquarters

at 15:00.

Why don't you lie down, dear?

Sensei, please be relaxed.

I am all right.

I am not so sick.

Put off hapri gown and lie down.

No, no, I sit a little more.

Sensei,

We repeat again sir.

We hope you take a rest during the

entrance ceremony sir.

I can't believe but,

isn't it a decision of

Administrative Council?

No sir, your followers are worrying...

Don't worry.

I know my body.

you have experienced the same.

The entrance ceremony is the time to

refresh the students' determination,

for stepping out on a new way in life.

It is important ceremony.

No.

I don't allow someone reading

my address on my behalf.

You heard the radio news.

How the head of students can lie down

peacefully.

Take the box.

I want to listen myself. Read...

Sensei, this is the congratulatory

address for the entrance ceremony.

Yes.

Read it.

Freshmen, today you enter the highest

academic institution of Imperial Japan

shouldering the expectation of the nation

and the hope of your family clans.

It is true that you have

attained this honor by

your given talent and

your hard study for years.

nevertheless it was nothing but a

blessing of the magnificent imperial reign.

Today, Japanese empire

is in a great w*r for all or

nothing, against the two most

powerful enemies in the world.

You can concentrate on your

studies peacefully thanks to this

enormous blessings, to which

you owe a great debt of gratitude.

In addition, when you consider

the love of your parents, which

poured over you in your character

building for twenty years or so,

that is higher than mountain and deeper

than ocean,

you are overwhelmed by

gratitude beyond description.

The duty of a student in Imperial

Japan, is to serve the Divine Nation

by his intelligence and science.

True creativeness or true

originality results from a sincere

nature to risk your own life

for the national emergency and

to exert oneself to the utmost for the

eternal Imperial Nation.

Do not forget your duty as

a student and prepare that

whenever, where ever

you are called, you must go

to the front bravely and

die for Imperial Japan...

at the same time you must be level-headed

and keep studying calmly.

He was awake a while ago, but he is

so weakened.

We will wait till he wakes up.

Takenaka-sama is here.

Let him in.

I’m sorry sir. I've been wanting

to visit you for some time.

Thank you.

How are you all doing?

Yes sir, we have been working hard.

I have been pleased that you are making

a number of excellent ships.

Yamagishi-kun,

Do you remember?

When the Tosa was destroyed.

How we cried.

The spirit.

If you don't lose the spirit,

Japanese Navy will be stronger and

become invincible.

I envy you.

We came to ask you something sir.

Chief, you are irreplaceable person.

Are you asking me to leave my post

and take a rest?

Thank you for your consideration.

Please. Under the circumstances, take a

rest until you can recover a little, sir.

Under the circumstances,

I can't quit.

But, sensei,

In the front as well as home front,

people are united for working.

Everyone is fighting seriously.

As long as I am usable, I cannot quit.

Even if this is the last service.

Taorete-nochi-yamu

(Stop only when I am dead.)

I can fight. Still more.

The Cruel Sea

END