01x04 - Combat Begins

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Two torpedoes. Range 3,500.

Commence battle.

Hitting a target with torpedoes

is extremely hard.

The area is full of shadow zones,

if you ask me.

We're passing by an enemy vessel.

One submarine pursuing.

Increase speed to 30 knots.

Full ahead.

The chase is on, guys.

Increase to 35 knots.

-Full ahead.

-Full ahead.

Up trim to maximum in five seconds.

Dive planes up full.

Dive planes up full.

Whoa. Did they go too fast and crash?

No. The Sea Bat must have baited them.

How can he move so freely in this area?

Maybe he's got a topographical map

of the world's oceans, all in his head?

-But nobody

-It's possible.

Captain!

Engine room, what is it?

Our screw has stopped.

It's tangled up in something.

Enemy at depth 400.

Seems like we're being pulled.

Try reversing.

Unable to reverse.

The propeller has stopped.

Unable to maintain depth, sir.

Captain.

They extended a floating antenna

and tangled it in our screw.

Sea Bat has been captured.

Fishing for our sub. Interesting idea.

Flood the forward trim tanks.

Dive when they reach mass.

-Front trim tank. Water injected.

-Front trim tank. Water injected.

Depth 300.

Depth 400.

Let's show them just how good

our diving capability is.

Enemy vessel's hull is creaking.

They'll give up soon.

No normal submarine

can withstand this depth.

Confirmed rupture sound.

She's starting to implode.

Get us to depth 300.

-Full ahead.

-Full ahead.

They seem unable to ascend.

Hard to starboard.

Let's finish off the last one.

-Full starboard rudder.

-Full starboard rudder.

Oklahoma City is too close to her.

Damn it!

They've entered the shadow zone again.

They're coming.

Let's demonstrate our intent.

Full ahead. Up, trim 20.

-Full ahead.

-Full ahead.

Halt screw.

Dive planes down, full dive.

Hard to starboard.

My God.

Three nuclear subs

in less than 10 minutes

And without firing a single torpedo.

Captain, a call from the Sea Bat.

-Open the line.

-Aye, sir.

Captain Fukamachi.

Did you witness the power

and will of our nation, Yamato?

Are you trying to call yourself a pacifist

because you didn't use weapons?

What you're doing is

a full-fledged act of combat.

We were attacked,

so we exercised our right to self-defense.

For all your ideals

about making the earth a single nation,

you just want to wage w*r.

This is an inevitable battle.

Don't glorify this.

Peace can't be achieved

by flashing nuclear weapons around.

We're not the only ones.

Fukamachi.

You need power

to make your ideals a reality.

You can never create a world without w*r.

Someday, you too will understand.

Speaking for myself

If I feel you're wrong,

I'll stop you, even if I have to sink you.

Fukamachi, we're headed north to establish

an alliance with a certain country.

A certain country?

Japan.

What?

To move the world, Japan must move first.

What do you mean?

They've closed the channel.

Range 300.

Depth 600.

They're diving.

-Our batteries won't last long in a chase.

-Okay.

Surface and recharge. Let everyone eat.

Aye, sir.

So, who's hungry?

Suddenly, I'm starving!

Let's eat now, come on.

Why?

What?

The follow-up on the Yamanami's collision.

Were you told by higher-ups to k*ll it?

Well, partly yes.

But it's also unlikely to attract

many viewers. It won't get numbers.

It's not just about the numbers.

There could be something more

behind this incident.

"Could be," right?

"Could be" won't satisfy the viewers.

Then I'll pursue it

until they're satisfied.

What a complete media blackout.

Can't even find the "sea" in Sea Bat.

They haven't a clue what incredible things

are happening behind the scenes.

If it's hidden, there's no way of knowing.

Do you think citizens are all fools

manipulated by the media?

Not at all.

Can't you walk quietly?

Under the umbrella of the US,

we were to gradually build our power

until we could achieve independence.

That has been the framework

for a century, since the end of the w*r.

Project Sea Bat was meant to mark

the turning point

ENDURE

Until that man Kaieda showed up.

That idiot.

Japan will withdraw from Project Sea Bat.

We'll cooperate with the US Navy

to sink that damned submarine.

I've given orders to Takegami.

The summit with Bennett will proceed

as a concession to the US

so they'll be indebted to us.

They won't see it as a debt.

This will just confirm

that Japan is a faithful lapdog.

We'll establish a new system

for the next century.

Your generation will take that over.

I'm not as afraid of the US

as you, Father.

Do you even have a plan?

I'll talk with Kaieda.

Negotiations won't work.

I'll talk with Kaieda,

the leader of Yamato.

Are you willing to go down with him?

The Sea Bat is a sinking ship.

I'll save her.

What good will that do?

It's about time you step down

from the stage.

What?

You need to understand Kaieda

to handle this crisis.

Don't be so hasty.

This situation is

beyond your capabilities.

But, if you want more attention,

I'll find you some kind of role.

Excuse me.

DETERMINATION

A direct hit would have sunk us.

It's a bit late for an apology.

No doubt they were following orders too.

Thanks for the food.

I'm done, too.

Thanks for the food.

Compliments to the chef.

It was delicious.

We're heading back.

Okay.

Cheer up.

-Hiranuma, can I borrow your game?

-What?

Tatsunami Curry again?

I'm getting tired of it.

You don't want it?

It's good, though.

Then quit complaining.

Our comfort food, Tatsunami Curry.

I love it.

Hey, that's too much.

I'm making a pickled-vegetable rice curry.

Give me a break.

You just ruined it.

Show some love to the old man.

Man,

you've got such a negative aura.

You got debts or something?

No, not at all.

It's just that the sound of torpedoes

got to me.

I get it. Being in the torpedo room

bursts your eardrums.

It's not that. It's just

they're weapons, you know?

It's a miserable business.

Nothing wrong with that.

It's not something

you just mindlessly fire away.

They're torpedoes you're firing.

You're a normal person.

You have to be that kind of person

to do this job.

I'm craving some barbecued meat!

That sounds good.

Me, too.

-Right?

-Yeah.

Good evening.

This is JBN Report Nine.

Tonight, we're revisiting the collision

involving the Yamanami.

Why did

Wasn't it Ms. Ichiya that

pushed for this feature?

She directly appealed

to the Editor-in-Chief.

For real?

Is it really that much of a story

to obsess over?

I wonder.

Get back in position.

Much of this incident remains shrouded

in mystery.

Could the government be hiding

a major secret from us?

Compensation is painful,

but Japan-US relations can be maintained.

Thanks to Mr. Unabara

for giving up on Sea Bat.

It was a tough decision for him.

Prime Minister, is there anything

that concerns you?

Well

Is it the nuclear weapons?

Yes.

It's not about there being a possibility.

Nuclear weapons are an absolute no-go.

Prime Minister.

To protect Sea Bat, let's deploy

the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

It was your idea.

What are you saying?

If they think Japan is tied to Kaieda,

there'll be a major backlash!

The world will turn against us,

thinking we've regressed to pre-w*r times.

It's also important not to isolate Kaieda.

If we corner him and something happens,

there will be no turning back.

That is, if he does have nuclear weapons.

If the US hasn't abandoned the possibility

that Sea Bat has nuclear weapons,

we could use that as justification

for protecting the Sea Bat.

That makes sense.

You too, Ms. Sonezaki?

It's a significant risk.

Impossible. This is too big

for tightrope diplomacy.

Japan has been bowing its head

for some time now.

Are we going to continue to kowtow,

groveling for another 100 years?

That would mean

that this country will never change.

All of us here care

about the national interest.

We all feel the same.

What we need is

courage.

The courage to sail into rough seas.

Without that,

we won't make it through this.

I'm behind you, Prime Minister.

Make your decision.

I request the deployment of the JMSDF.

-Prime Minister

-I know.

And I've decided.

As the Prime Minister,

I've made the call now.

I'm in favor of protecting the Sea Bat.

I won't drink.

My doctor's sworn me off alcohol.

I'll head back to the Foreign Ministry

and revise the scenario.

A message to Escort Flotilla Two

from the Commander in Chief.

Will there be combat?

We can't allow that. No matter what.

Nonaggressive defense, huh?

Yeah.

Entering.

Captain, we've almost

What?

We're about to reach our destination.

I see.

Thanks.

Excuse me.

Irie.

Yes, sir.

Are you worried

about where this ship is headed?

No, I'm not worried at all.

2ND SUBMARINE UNI

Watch me closely. With your own eyes.

Let's follow Sun Tzu's The Art of w*r.

Sun Tzu's The Art of w*r?

"The desperate are taken c*ptive"

If you try to survive, you'll be captured.

To win, you must be prepared

to face death.

Ready to die, huh?

Seems a bit exaggerated.

Kaieda is risking his life.

Well, that's true.

The Escort Flotilla might not

come out of this unscathed, either.

Prime Minister, let's leave that

to Ms. Sonezaki.

All right.

Continuous information gathering.

Enhance warning and surveillance systems.

Understood.

-Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

-Yes.

As a nation, we're so afraid of death

that we've stopped asserting ourselves.

We must believe in ourselves again

and persevere.

But we must avoid w*r.

Yes. It must be avoided, without fail.

Situation?

The 3rd Fleet is ahead at distance 10,000.

It's like a parallel sweep search.

If the 7th Fleet follows,

we'll be caught between them.

The MSDF fleet will arrive before that.

You mean Escort Flotilla Two from Sasebo?

Right.

The only one capable of fighting

against the 3rd and 7th Fleets

is Admiral Numata.

His skill was proven

in the RIMPAC exercises.

Do you know him?

Right where sonar was useless,

Kaieda surfaced, using intuition alone

to find gaps in the fleet.

It was a godlike feat of sheer genius.

What do you suppose his real motive is?

I don't know,

but I remember thinking this was a man

who wouldn't fit in with the MSDF.

That someday, he might take on

the world's navies.

To think the President himself

would greet us in person

Pearl Harbor is unforgettable

for both Japan and the US.

In order to avoid repeating that tragedy,

we hope for a sincere discussion.

The 3rd Fleet is forming a wall.

Contact USS Abraham Lincoln for me.

Aye, sir.

Good grief.

What should we do?

Well, they can't just fire at us

out of the blue.

-Microphone.

-Microphone.

-Gear up.

-Gear up. Gear up.

They forced their way through.

That's the kind of man Numata is.

Escort Flotilla Two

is forming an enclosure.

So, you want a demonstration of my skills,

do you, Numata?

All ships in position.

Will the Sea Bat really

get through this tiny gap?

That man can, without fail.

The real challenge comes after that.

Depth to 50. Then, surface her.

Up trim 20. Depth 50.

2815, North. 13130, East.

Sonar detected.

Bearing 230, 800 yards.

Seems to be a submarine.

It's here. The Sea Bat.

No, not the Sea Bat.

It's Yamato.

Signal from Ashigara.

Read it.

"Escort Flotilla Two will escort Yamato."

It's nice to hear them

refer to us as Yamato.

Leviathan.