The telegram said
Lieutenant Tsurumi will leave for Karafuto after wrapping up business in Noboribetsu.
TOYOHARA - ODOMARI
He'll meet us in Odomari in two weeks.
He wants us to wait around for now.
We'll stay in Toyohara until then.
You see, Toyohara is a bigger city.
So we'll find better accommodation there.
That's it for now. You're free to go.
Sugimoto.
Asirpa spoke to Kiroranke before he died.
He had a peaceful look on his face
and said, "I leave the rest to you."
Asirpa could have realized how to find the gold.
Maybe Ogata tried to kill her because he figured it out
and realized she was no use to him alive.
She wouldn't.
I'll talk to her. Don't get in my way.
I don't think Asirpa's ever met Lieutenant Tsurumi,
but she'd never trust a man like that.
EPISODE 41 - CINEMATOGRAPH
Where are you from?
Who is that man?
We're from south of the sea.
He's my uncle.
He's got big balls.
Their kotan is close by, so they wanted to know who we are.
Thanks to you,
the people in Karafuto have been friendly.
But everyone in Karafuto knows about my huge balls,
because you always use that line to introduce me.
I'm glad I didn't get rid of you back then.
We pulled off pretending to be family in Hokkaido too.
I wonder if Inkarmat is all better now.
The telegram said she's recovered enough to walk and talk.
Really? That's great news!
Yeah. Let's go see her as soon as we return to Hokkaido.
Cikapasi.
Are you leaving?
-Hey, Sugimoto. Come look at this. -Is it poop?
It's a wolverine footprint. The kind you told me about, right?
Oh, that.
They're faster and more ferocious than bears.
I didn't get to see one.
Hey, let's catch a wolverine.
We came all this way. I know you want to taste its brains before we leave.
All brains taste the same!
Let's light a fire and offer a prayer before we enter the woods.
You may be a modern Ainu woman, but you never miss a chance for a ritual.
Many dangers lurk in the mountains.
These rituals help us stay vigilant.
Now that we have matches,
we only use tools like this when we're hunting.
I want to preserve the tradition.
Go back to Russia.
An Ainu child.
That was intriguing.
Can you show us from the beginning?
And who are you?
We're filming moving pictures.
What is that?
There it is!
What the hell is it?
Shake it off. I'll kill it with my poison arrow!
I'll chuck it!
Asirpa, behind you!
Marvelous. Did you catch that?
Stay back! Its fur is standing on end!
We finally got to taste wolverine brains.
Hinna hinna, huh?
Nope. They all taste the same.
So, what were you filming here again?
We were filming Karafuto Ainu hunts,
but we got separated from the hunters.
Is it different from photographs?
This is a filming device known as a cinematograph.
This device can capture many things, like the flow of time
or the movement of people by taking pictures in rapid succession.
We've used this cinematograph to document much of the Ainu culture.
INN
Lumiére, the company that invented the cinematograph,
sent technicians to every corner of the world.
Japan is one of the most popular locations to film.
He's Girel, a Lumiére technician.
And I'm Katsutarou Inaba.
I was granted the exclusive rights by Lumiére to exhibit the films in Japan.
I'm a moving-picture producer.
So how do you watch moving pictures?
Wow! They move! The people in the picture are dancing!
We came to Karafuto because we heard about the Ainu here.
Hokkaido Ainu films were well received at Lumiére.
Right?
Do you have more films of Ainu dances?
What about storytelling?
We didn't film any storytelling.
This apparatus can't capture voices.
You can't preserve the voice with an image.
Let's act out Ainu stories in a play and preserve them in moving pictures!
You mean, you want us to put on a play and record it?
Well, we filmed Kabuki performances.
But Ainu stories are told orally.
Won't voice recording do?
Besides, plays aren't a part of your culture.
But motions would help people understand the story better.
Film is a great way to share our stories with people who don't speak our language!
I'm a producer, you know.
I don't have time to waste on an idea that might go bust.
I swear it'll be great!
Just do as she says.
If it weren't for Asirpa, you'd be stuffed in the wolverine's guts right now.
Or are you that ungrateful?
The first one will be Stories of Panampe and Penampe.
Panampe means "people from downstream," and penampe means "people from upstream."
There are lots of stories about these two guys.
In every story, the panampe somehow ends up wealthy.
The penampe gets jealous and copies the panampe,
but because he's greedy, things end badly.
Kind of like the flies and the honey pot.
Starring Saichi Sugimoto as the panampe
and Yoshitake Shiraishi as the penampe!
DIRECTED BY ASIRPA
The script for her story.
Moving pictures, shoot!
Now roll!
One day, the panampe drilled a hole in an icy river and soaked his wiener.
This story is already weird!
Fish gathered at his wiener.
He went home with a basket full of fish.
His wife was delighted.
Cut. Stop the reel!
You just got loads of food in the winter, when resources are scarce.
Are those the faces you would pull?
We're telling a story through images. You need to be more expressive!
You're replaceable, you know that?
We're awfully sorry.
The panampe was enjoying a cozy life when the penampe came by.
He asked the panampe how he stumbled upon such a good life.
Just like the panampe did, the penampe stuck his wiener in the icy river.
But the greedy man stayed there the entire night.
The penampe's wiener froze overnight, and he was completely stuck.
His wife tried to smash the ice with a hatchet…
but she cut off his wiener instead.
And so the penampe died in a dumb way.
What a horrible story!
I don't like that house in my shot.
Ask its owner if we can tear it down.
That's ridiculous!
Do we even have time for this?
It's taking ages.
I told you to stay out of my way.
Tsukishima, I heard you being sneaky to Sugimoto.
You want to play a woman to get more screen time.
The Stories of Panampe and Penampe, part two.
Get ready… Start!
One day, the panampe was stretching out his wiener by the shore.
This is already weird!
His wiener reached Matsumae.
Hey, Russian, get out of the shot!
The Matsumae retainers' wives thought they'd found a sturdy hanging rod.
They hung the finest kimonos on the panampe's wiener.
When the panampe drew his wiener back in, all the kimonos came too.
Then the penampe came to see the panampe, who was now rich.
The penampe heard from the panampe what he did.
The penampe stretched out his wiener by the sea just the same.
Like before, the retainers' wives came.
But they knew the rod had taken their kimonos.
They drew their katanas and chopped it off.
The penampe died in a dumb way.
Wait. Do I die at the end of every story?
This won't do. These plays aren't good enough!
What's wrong? You don't look well.
They won't withstand the test of time!
What if we film a serious story, not ones about wieners?
That's smart, Sugimoto.
Most stories about the panampe and the penampe are crude.
Next, we'll film The Life of Kesorap.
This story is about three brothers.
Cikapasi, you're the star!
Nice, Cikapasi!
Ready, roll!
I have an older brother and a little brother.
We always hunt together.
One day while out on a hunt, we traveled far and found a house.
Three sisters lived there.
So we cooked our catch and told yukars.
Then, a suspicious man approached us.
My older brother told me to beat the man with a stick.
Turns out, it was a bear disguised as man!
The family in the house only had daughters,
so no one could hunt bears.
The daughters were delighted.
After another long journey,
we reached the sisters' house again.
This time, the father said he wanted us to marry his daughters.
I became their son,
worked diligently, and lived a happy life.
Then the oldest brother revealed that he wasn't human
but a bird kamuy called Kesorap all along.
He transformed into a beautiful bird and spread his wings in the sky.
Pull! Higher!
He's heavy!
Cikapasi, what's with the dazed look?
You can't convey a thing with that expression!
Listen up, Cikapasi. In this scene,
the oldest brother took you in, took you hunting,
and even fought evil kamuy to raise you into a man.
Thanks to him, you were able to have your own family.
You are now parting with your beloved brother!
The bird's tears turned into rain
and showered down from above.
Tanigaki nispa.
Excellent! Was the camera rolling?
GOLDEN KAMUY
KANOYA
We rented this playhouse to hold a showing.
This is all thanks to Second Lieutenant Koito.
The rich sure know how to spend money.
Oh, no! My balls!
Amazing!
Huh?
Did we film this one?
No.
That's not a Karafuto Ainu dwelling.
Girel noticed something while he was filming you.
He wants you to watch this reel.
We filmed this in Otaru over a decade ago.
That's my kotan!
Acha!
I still remember his deep-blue eyes.
Wait. Is that Wilk?
So Nopperabou used to look like that.
Then the woman next to him must be…
Girel says you share a striking resemblance with this woman.
Acha said she was good-natured. She was bright like a sunny day.
She looks like a wonderful person.
Your father came from Karafuto.
He wanted to get Japanese citizenship to marry her.
I joked and said he'd get conscripted if another war broke out,
so it was best not to get it.
Did he end up fighting in the Russo-Japanese War?
Everyone get out!
Girel, don't let the other films burn!
Cinematograph-projected images use arc lamps,
which produce electric arcs and sparks.
The film was coated with nitrocellulose, the same ingredient used in gunpowder.
This often causes accidental fires.
Many historically significant films have turned to ashes.
Where's Asirpa?
Asirpa!
Are you okay?
Moving pictures is wonderful technology,
but it's not enough to document the entirety of our way of life.
That was the first time I saw my mother's face,
but I don't recall that moment.
The things Acha told me about my mother
have stayed with me.
If we don't cherish our culture, it will eventually disappear.
Kiroranke nispa showed me other tribes and their ways of life.
I would never have learned about them if I stayed in Hokkaido.
My journey in Karafuto taught me all these things.
It's like Kiroranke and Acha said.
If we want to protect it, what else can we do but fight?
But why do you have to fight?
Are you telling me to go back to Otaru after we find the gold
and chase after bears and deer,
the way I used to?
Kiroranke nispa sacrificed his life to teach me these things.
I can't just leave now.
But you shouldn't have to fight, Asirpa.
Sugimoto,
are you trying to save me or yourself?
I remind you of who you used to be when you used to eat dried persimmons.
That's a part of it.
But I haven't told you what Wilk told me in Abashiri
right before he got shot.
He said he taught you mountain-range combat.
He said you'd lead the Ainu someday.
Wilk dragged you into this,
though you were just an innocent child.
And in the end, by giving up his own life,
Kiroranke left you no choice but to protect your loved ones
through fighting.
I can't allow you to.
To lead the Ainu and die.
To fight and kill your enemies.
It's like they left you with a curse.
I've never raised a child.
Maybe soldiers do pass on their responsibilities to their children.
But is this really what you want?
You said people who kill other men are destined for hell.
Asirpa, you aren't religious. How do you explain that?
Whoever first came up with hell may have killed hundreds like I have.
Maybe they're in agony because they can't return to innocence.
But you aren't like that yet, Asirpa.
I don't want you tangled up in this war for gold any longer.
By the time you understand, it'll be too late.
FIRST LIEUTENANT TOKUSHIROU TSURUMI
SERGEANT HAJIME TSUKISHIMA
SECOND LIEUTENANT OTONOSHIN KOITO
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS KOUHEI AND YOUHEI NIKAIDOU
SUPERIOR PRIVATE TOKISHIGE USAMI
SECOND LIEUTENANT YUUSAKU HANAZAWA
IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY FIRST CLASS RIKIMATSU ARIKO - IPOPTE
WARRANT OFFICER MOKUTAROU KIKUTA
TOSHIZOU HIJIKATA MERCILESS VICE-COMMANDER
TATSUUMA USHIYAMA USHIYAMA THE UNDEFEATED
SHINPACHI NAGAKURA
DR. KANO IENAGA
TOSHIYUKI KADOKURA
KIRAWUS
TAKUBOKU ISHIKAWA
KANTAROU OKUYAMA
ANJI TONI - THE BLIND GUNMAN
TOSHIZOU HIJIKATA
SUPERIOR PRIVATE HYAKUNOSUKE OGATA
SOFIA GOLDEN HAND
HEITA MATSUDA
JACK THE RIPPER KEIJI UEJI
WAICHIROU SEKIYA
BOUTAROU THE PIRATE
WILK
VASILY PAVLICHENKO
CIKAPASI - ENONOKA - RYU
YOSHITAKE SHIRAISHI
INKARMAT
GENJIROU TANIGAKI
ASIRPA
SAICHI SUGIMOTO
HOKKAIDO KONJIN INQUIRER
Next episode: "A Sweet Lie."