but loses his soul?
For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
- [ Man ] Baht? - [ Reardon ] Baht.
[ Shouting InJapanese ]
You're maki ng a terri ble mistake. i can get you anything you want.
American chocolate, whiskey, American cig-- How about a watch?
[ Gordon Narrating] The majorimagined Reardon a threat.
To him, a man without a sense ofduty,
Ioyal to no one but himself,
- is already a traitor. - Shit.
[ Shouti ng ]
[Japanese ]
No, please. Please.
i t's my school. i t's my school!
[ Gordon Narrating] Major Campbell struck a deal with theJaps.
I was to be left alone.
In his mind, this was not considered betrayal.
The school had delayed his plans.
Men were changing their minds. And Dusty had been the catalyst.
[ Grunti ng ]
[ Groani ng ]
This book...
teaches to turn the other cheek.
We read these books,
and we become better slaves for the emperor.
[ TranslatorSpeakingJapanese ]
[ Grunts ]
[Japanese ]
He says the book is superstition.
Captain Noguchi says the railroad progress is too slow.
He received orders from headquarters...
requiring us to finish six months earlier than it was scheduled.
Honorable sir, that's--
You are dismissed.
Superstition.
[ Groaning ]
[ Panting ]
�� i 'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy ��
�� Yankee Doodle do or die ��
�� A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam ��
�� Born on the Fourth ofJuly��
�� I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart��
�� She's my Yankee Doodle joy ��
�� Yankee Doodle came to London ��
��J ust to ride the ponies ��
�� i am that Yankee Doodle boy �ӡ�
i'm still alive, you Jap bastards!
You can understand that, can'tyou?
[ThunderRumbling]
[ Groans, Screaming ]
[Screaming Continues ]
[Japanese SoldierShouting]
[ Gordon Narrating] They could take away our books and classes,
but we were determined they couldn 't take away what we had learned in our university.
Dusty led some ofthe men out of the Death House to help draw water.
His example ofwhat we were learning inspired us to work like never before.
And our captors noticed.
As for the major, we refused to get even with him--
to pay him back in kind.
And it began to eat at him.
[ Panti ng ]
[ Shudderi ng ]
[ Insects Buzzing ]
[ Whistl i ng ]
[ J apanese ]
Captain Noguchi says he gives you your books back...
foryou to keep learning.
Captain Noguchi graciously givesyou these gifts...
for being good workers.
[ Men Shouting Excitedly ]
What is it?
[ Chuckles ]
- We're back in business, lads! - [ Chuckles ]
- Oi, these are three years old. -Japanese import laws.
- There's mail in here! - Oh, let's see it.
[ Trumpeting ]
[Footsteps ]
[Gordon Narrating] From that dayon, Yankerneverspoke much.
Something had changed inside him.
It was hard to tell whether it was for the better...
or the worse.
Chi p, chi p, m uckers. Graduation ceremonies are coming.
i want a tip-top performance out ofyou.
Continue.
�ӡ� [ Discordant ]
Gentlemen,
Iet's continue.
[Foxworth ] Ifwe are marked to die, we are enough to do our countryloss.
And ifto live, the fewer men, the greatershare ofhonor.
He that shall live and see old age,
then shal I he stri p his sleeve and show his scars and say,
"These wounds i had on Crispian's day."
Old men forget,
yet all shall be forgot.
Meat! Meat!
[Lowing]
- [ Laughing ] - Beef!.
[ All Cheering ]
[ Gordon Narrating] Yanker decided tojoin us--
a bit late in the term, but eager to catch up.
You're a good teacher.
What's your name?
i 'm Nagase. Takashi Nagase.
Hello, Takashi.
i'm Ernest.
I've actuallybeen wonderin'...
whereyou learnedsuch excellent English.
i was educated at Cambridge.
To be a good translator,
i thought one must understand the culture.
So what do you think of the British?
i think there is a lot to learn from them.
Can Iaskyou, honorable Takashi,
what are you doing here in this camp?
Uh, i was classified low physical fitness.
Prisoner ofwar camp is not honorable place forJapanese soldier.
it is more like punishment.
Shame for his entire family.
Well, what about...
Sergeant ito?
Surely he's the consummate soldier.
He accepted the blame for the bad decision that his superior made.
it resulted in the deaths of most ofhis squad.
- Right. So that's why he's so bitter. - No.
in Bushido, it is an honor to be punished in place ofyour superior.
According to our Imperial Rescript,
in the emperor's army,
a single life weighs less than a feather.
[ Gordon Narrating] No matterhow good things got,
we were still slaves building a railway,
being starved to death.
Thousands ofus in a dozen other prison camps as well.
And as ifthat weren 't enough,
the major and his dangerous plan seemed ready to explode at any moment.
[ J apanese ]
[ Men Laughing ]
[ Gordon Narrating ] It was a sobering thought when we realized...
we weren't the only slaves being used in the name ofthe emperor.
They called them "comfort women-- "
spoils ofJapanese conquest.
[ Laughter Continues ]
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
[ Gordon Narrating ] A conquest whose original intent was to purify the spirit...
where the true warrior deems his sword the soul ofBushido--
the key ofheaven and hell.
A symbol ofwhat he carries in his heart--
Ioyalty and honor.
[ Gordon Narrating ] We finished the railroad in October of 1 943,
six months ahead ofschedule.
A real cause for celebration.
Like we were told in the very beginning,
they built it over the white man 's body.
These dam ned yel low Mongoloid N i ps.
Actin'as ifthey built the bloody thing.
Bloody rai lway of death.
That's the least of our concerns.
What do you mean?
We've built the railway.
Don't need us anymore.
[Japanese ]
Those ofyou to the right of me will be immediately transferred...
to another camp.
[Jeep Engine Starts ]
[ Gordon Narrating] It seemed like the final hindrance to the major's plan.
Halfofhis men were split apart that day. Sent away, never seen again.
[ Shouti ng ]
Attention, all prisoners,
- there is a shovel m issi ng from a toolshed. - [ Shouts ]
The one who has taken the shovel, return it now.
[ Shouts ]
[ Takashi] Ifthe shovel is not returned,
the entire company will suffierpunishment.
You will respect us.
[ Groani ng ]
[ Panti ng ]
[ Shuddering ]
[ Groans ]
[ Shovel Thudding]
[ J apanese ]
[ Mumbles ]
The shovel was found.
- [Ito Mumbles ] - [ Gordon Narrating] There was a miscount--
a simple, bloody miscount.
[Screams ]
[ Shovel Banging Body]
You are dismissed.
[ Gordon Narrating] What would compel a man, one so selfish,
to sacrifice himselffor others?
Boys, i can't feel my legs.
i can't feel my legs.
Tonight's the graduation ceremony.
Japs have all been invited.
That means a slim to zero chance of anyone being left in the guardhouse.
Major,you're notstillplanning on going through with this?
There's onlysix ofus.
We lost six men.
I thought it was near impossible with 12. God in heaven knows, we haven't got a chance with six.
So now you're privy to the mind of God in heaven?
- No, but-- - i will not tolerate double-mindedness.
i'm stayin'.
Well, that leaves five.
[ Chuckles ] Don't worry, boys.
You don't worry, boys.
We'll have ourjustice.
- �ӡ� ["Pomp And Circumstance"] - [Applause ]
[ Gordon ] Major Charlie Fraser, language.
Sergeant Bingo J ohnson, philosophy.
And last, but by no means least,
Private Wallace Hamilton, ethics.
[Applause ]
Gentlemen,
the graduates...
from ourjungle university.
- �ӡ� [Ends ] - [Boisterous Cheering]
[ Chuckling ]
Well, let the festivities begin.
�ӡ� [ "Jesu,Joy Of Man's Desire," Off-key]
[ Gordon Narrating] The music we heard that night was less than perfect.
In fact, it was bloody terrible.
But we didn't care. In our hearts we heard what it could be.
We heard the true spirit ofthe music, and that was pure freedom.
�ӡ� [ Band Fades ]
�ӡ� [ Chorus, Orchestra Playing Perfectly]
[ Muffled Shouts ]
i f we are mark'd to die,
we are enough to do our country loss.
- Go on. Do it. - Guard. Down. Down.
Come on. Come on now.
Glad you could make it.
Well, the music was bloody awful.
He that shall see this day and live old age...
shallstandat tiptoe when this dayis named.
Then shall he strip his sleeve andshow his scars,
andsay--
- There's no ammo in this thing. - Find it!
- Old men forget, yet all shall be forgot. - [ Plane Engines Droning]
Shh, shh, shh.
- it's a B-24. it's Liberators. - How can you be sure?
it's unmistakable, man.
Sweet music, man. it's Liberators!
[ Gordon Narrating] Alliedaircraft.
They couldn't see us,
but we couldsure hearthem.
And we knew that the war was turning.
[ J apanese ]
[ Shouts ]
Speedo, speedo.
Speedo, me arse!
[ Chuckles ]
[ Siren Wailing]
[ J apanese ]
Attention, prisoners.
These men are guilty of murdering two guards...
who represent the ImperialArmy...
- Give us this day our daily-- - and ofconspiracyto commit insurrection.
Theyhave violated the mercy ofthe emperor and his benevolent subjects.
Such bad spirit must be punished.
Honorable Sergeant Ito will now dispense with the prescribed andjust punishment.
[ Campbell Praying Indistinctly]
- [ Cryi ng, Mutteri ng ] - [ Ito Shouts ]
[ Rifle Blast ]
- Major? - Amen.
Cor!
[ Shudders ]
Bastard.
i to.
[ Footsteps ]
[ J apanese ]
Dusty!
What are you saying? What are you saying?
Dusty?
[ Campbell] No.
- No. No. - [Ito Shouts ]
No.
No! Dusty!
My boy.
[ Crying ]
Major? Major, what did he say?
Major, please, what did Dusty say?
Major!
My boys. i'm sorry.
[ Shuddering ]
i'm sorry.
No, no. No. No!
- No! - [ Shouts ]
[ Crying ]
No!
Superstition.
Do it.
- [HammerPounding] - [ Screams ]
[ Exhales Sharply]
[ Gordon Screaming] Dusty!
[ inaudible Dialogue ]
[ Gordon Narrating] When Dusty Miller died, something in the hearts...
and minds ofevery man died with him.
What we had somehow managed to hold onto foryears ofsurvival...
now seemed utterly meaningless,
Iike God Himselfwas playing a crueljoke on us all,
until I remembered Dusty's words so very long ago.
"Except a corn ofwheat to fall into the ground and die,
"it abideth alone.
"But ifit die,
it bringeth forth much fruit. "
I never found out what Dusty said to Ito that day,
but I knew I had witnessed the power offorgiveness.
Attention.
Soon, all inferior races will bow...
before the majesty of the em peror and the knights of the Bushido.
- [ Plane Engines Droning] - [ Gordon Narrating] When we heard the planes again,
we thought our deliverance had finally arrived.
And then it happened.
Hai I kni ghts of "bul lshito!"
[ Gordon Narrating] Our own allies thought we were the enemy.
Give me a hand!
[ Shouting ]
Go on! i 'm fine! Help the other men!
[Shuddering]
Hurry! Help me! Help me, Ernie!
-J ust don't look at it, man. Don't look at it! - [ Muffled Screams ]
They thought we was Nips, Ernie.
i almost made it. i got killed by my own side, Ernie!
You're not killed. You're with me, man.
- They thought we was Nips! - Shh, shh.
Don't leave me, man.
Don'tyou leave me, man! Don'tyou leave me, man. Don't leave me, man.
Staywith me, man. Staywith me, man! Staywith me, man! No!
[Japanese ]
Get up! Get fuckin'up!
[Gordon Narrating] An enemylocation was also hit nearby.
The wounded had abandoned theirposts looking for help.
Their arrival at our camp would compel us to make...
the most important decision ofour lives--
a decision that would defy the Bushido code...
ofhonor and shame.
[ Engine Stops ]
[ Engine Not Turning Over]
[ i nsect Buzzi ng ]
No good. No good.
Ernest?
Captain Gordon, i forbid you to give comfort and aid to the enemy.
Major,
those... are wounded,
dying human beings.
They're no harm to us.
Ernie, get back to your own men.
Could someone please get me some water?
Couldsomeone please get me some water?
�ӡ� [Woman Singing Softly]
�ӡ� [ ChoirJoins In ]
[ Sobbing ]
�ӡ� [Fades ]
[ Gordon Narrating] We were left alone by our captors. Nowhere to go.
Nothing to do.
An uncertain future,
with only a makeshift radio left behind, hoping for any word from the outside.
[ Plane Engine Droning ]
[ Gordon Narrating ] "To all Allied prisoners ofwar.
"The Japanese forces have surrendered unconditionally,
and the war is over."
�ӡ� [ Choir, Slow ]
[ Foxworth 's Voice ] For he today that sheds his blood with me...
shall be my brother.
Be he ne 'er so vile,
this day shall gentle his condition,
from this day to the ending ofthe world.
But we i n it shal I be remem bered, we few,
we happy few,
we band of brothers.
�ӡ� [ Continues ]
�ӡ� [ Fades ]
[ Plane Engines Droning]
Where are the guards?
They-- They left.
Fled into the jungle... from us.
Which direction?
i have no idea.
[Distant Screaming]
You're a man oftrue principle and devotion.
And you know,
i wanna be just likeyou-- just likeyou.
[ Groaning ]
MajorCampbell?
Ernie. You're just in time.
You're making a mistake.
No.
i'm makin' justice, man.
Makin' justice.
Don'tyou think i want this?
Eh? Eh?
We all deserve to see him suffer,
but this is not right.
Hmm?
Aye.
[ Spitting ]
Fuck!
You stupid-- stupid wee boy.
Stupid wee boy.
God forgive me.
Oh, God, forgive me.
Oh, God. Forgive me, son.
Forgive me, son.
No!
[ Moans ]
[ Gordon Narrating] What is the consequence ofa single life weighing less than a feather?
Bastard!
[ Gordon Narrating] What is the final destination ofhatred?
[ Mutters ]
[ Sobbing]
When you look in the eyes ofthe enemy...
andyou see yourself,
Come here.
at what price mercy?
Who is my neighbor?
How many times shall I forgive my brother?
What does it mean to love one's enemies?
What can a man give in exchange for his soul?
These are the questions that I faced in my prison camp.
The answers...
changed my life forever.
�ӡ� [ Woman Singing Indistinctly]
�ӡ� [ Bagpipes, Drums ]
�ӡ� [ Continues ]
�ӡ� [ Woman Singing Indistinctly]
�ӡ� [ Bagpipes, Drums Resume ]
�ӡ� [ Marching Drums ]
�ӡ� [ Woman Vocalizing Softly]