I thought you were leaving today.
Abuela asked me to stay a couple more days
to dig up a garden for her.
Last week she asked you to stay just long enough to patch the roof.
Do you want me to leave?
No.
No, of course not.
I don't know what I want.
A couple of days, and I'll be out of your hair.
What happened to the poor woman?
- Nothing, he just left her. - Left her?
Yes, in the middle of the night.
With five kids?
Yes, she broke down in tears.
Sweetheart...
You know,
you could always just tell him how you feel.
Maria, keep out of their business.
Here.
Abuela's worried you'll be cold.
Thank you.
Any luck?
Nothing yet.
I wrote letters to all the camps.
But...
if the courts shut them down I don't think I'll ever find him.
At least your parents could go home.
I'll leave you alone.
You could stay.
If you wanted.
Being out here...
It reminds me.
All those things I said.
The house.
The acre.
You must have thought I was crazy.
No.
I never did.
Maybe we shouldn't...
You know nothing about gardening.
For three years all you've talked about is leaving.
And now you want to stay?
What about Chester?
What if he comes back and finds we're gone?
Why should we wait for such an ungrateful son?
Next.
Where's Major Bowen?
He was called to Washington DC.
Very suddenly. He seemed concerned.
He may be away for a while.
Who's your sponsor? Corbett Delaney?
He's the owner of the California Canning Company.
- I'll be his gardener. - Can you garden?
Yes. Very well.
Your reparation.
For your return.
Twenty-five dollars.
Apiece.
And a ticket home.
Good luck to you.
Next.
So when are we going to process your leave of camp papers?
I don't know yet.
I don't have a job lined up,
and with Major Bowen gone...
The Major came back today.
He did?
- Konichiwa! - As a matter of fact, there he is.
George.
Miss Yoshida.
How was Washington, sir?
Usual routine.
Never thought I'd say it, but I missed the cooking around here.
It's still early.
Shh.
Abuela will wake up any second.
- She can't... - Luz, it's been weeks.
How long are we going to pretend she doesn't know?
She doesn't know.
And unless you have a better idea...
Actually,
I do.
Let this binding of the rosary
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
guide you in its unity.
May Almighty God bless all of you.
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
You may kiss the bride.
Doña Maria.
Thank you.
442nd infantry.
All Japanese.
More came from this center than any other.
We're not like the other outfits.
We build patriots.
I'm going to get your bed ready.
Thank you, okasan.
Hey. So...
- Did you get my letter? - I got the gist.
Look, I'm sorry about Ken.
But you shouldn't have sent that tape to Washington.
Well, Bowen's back, acting as if nothing's wrong.
So they never even got it.
No, a guy like that, the rules don't apply to him.
If someone in his circle...
It's an honor to have you back, Yoshida.
Been a rough couple of months around here.
Your visit is what the doctor ordered.
We're all so proud of you.
Isn't that right, sis?
Absolutely.
Well, come on. Tell me how you been.
I've been great, sir.
Just drumming up some new recruits.
We've got some eager young men.
It was a beautiful service.
I wish we could have held it in a proper church,
with more family.
From both sides.
It's better this way, mi hijo.
The fewer people who know you're here the better it is for everyone.
Policia! At this hour?
Chester, go.
- Luz... - Do what she says.
- Hurry. - Go. Close the door. Go!
Good evening, Ma'am.
Aguayo County Sheriffs.
Sorry to bother you so late. May we come in?
What is it?
My father's missing.
No one saw anything?
Nothing.
And all I left for him was a note.
Abuela...
What are you doing?
Your father was not one to just disappear.
He's always responsible, punctual. You know that.
We must honor his spirit.
No one knows what happened.
He could still be alive.
There's only one way to know for sure if he has crossed over.
Abuela, no.
What is she talking about?
She's a curandera.
It's a very old magic.
My family believes in it.
Do you believe in it?
I believe...
there's more to the world than any of us will ever understand.
Does this mean you can speak to the dead?
No.
But we can discover if someone's spirit
is still among the living.
It's an old belief.
That when a person passes on,
there's some part of their spirit that remains in their bones.
In their hair.
And pictures as well.
An image captures a moment in spirit's life.
Curanderismo can take us to where Bartolo sat
when he took this picture.
But only if he is dead.
If it fails...
then we know he is still alive.
But none of us are going to do it.
Why not?
Mi hijo, we can use the magic, but we can't control it.
Some who have used it never return.
Others...
never want to.
There must be a mistake.
My father is alive. He can't just disappear like this.
You believe that, don't you?
I hope he's still alive.
But...
But what?
The curanderismo.
This magic.
I want to try it.
The 442 is the finest regiment in the US Army.
Are you ready to help us win this war?
Yes, sir.
Then we're happy to have you.
Now get to your physical, soldier.
Here you go.
You've been making me coffee for so long
I figured I'd return the favor.
It's not going to drink itself.
Thank you. It's still a bit hot.
Oh, have you found a sponsor yet so you can be released?
No. Not yet.
Let me see what I can do about that. It's the least I can do.
I'm sure that's cool enough to drink now.
You enjoy.
Walt.
Toshiro. What are you doing here?
I turned 18 last month. I'm old enough to enlist.
Listen...
Anywhere that's too dangerous to send the white soldiers,
they send us instead.
The guys in my unit are dying faster than they can be replaced.
That's why I'm here.
Do you tell all the recruits that?
Toshiro, with all respect, this isn't for you.
I know all of you act like I'm still a kid,
but all I've seen is people die around me.
My mom, my dad, my friends...
I graduated high school in a goddamn prison.
So help me,
but all I want to do is kill.
If you won't take my form, someone will.
Ah, Miss Yoshida, there you are.
I need you to come with me.
I'm sorry?
Supply truck broke down with all the drinks and party favors.
I don't think I understand.
We're throwing a bit of a shindig, but it's kind of top secret.
We're celebrating the homecoming of your brother and...
well, folks like you who are getting to leave the camp.
I spoke to my old Lieutenant Colonel in Long Beach
and he needs a new secretary.
He's willing to sponsor you for your release.
Oh, thank you. I...
But we can't have a party without the proper supplies.
Sometimes I like to drive just for the peace and quiet.
For hours at a time.
Nothing or no one around for miles.
Just me and the clean, fresh air.
How much further?
Not sure.
I've been out here for three years and I still don't know my way around.
There you go. Right up there.
Amy! Major Bowen!
Thanks. We would have been out here all night.
Come on, let's get these supplies unloaded.
We're gonna have a party tonight.
Taking this journey...
carrying the eye of your spirit to the other side...
you may feel like you are dying yourself.
I understand.
My husband has little regard for his own life.
If I can go to my brother, meet him...
That would mean he's dead.
But at least I'd know.
If you meet your brother...
it will be him at the moment of this picture.
A little boy.
He will not know he is dead.
Of the twelve truths of the world....
tell me one, the Holy House of Jerusalem.
Of the twelve truths of the world....
tell me two, the two tablets of Moses.
Calling to the forces of nature...
with the power of a curandero. ..
To be able to enter and leave...
the realm of death.
The magic, it flowed...
through your mother's spirit.
It still does.
Look for your brother Jirou.
Rejoice if you do not find him.
Grieve...
Grieve if you do.
Of the twelve truths of the world...
tell me twelve.
The twelve apostles who accompanied our Lord...
on the cross.
In the name of the Father...
the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Jirou.
Do I know you?
No.
I don't think you do.
Are you Jirou?
How do you know?
Lucky guess I suppose.
My name is...
Taizo.
The nuns said that was my brother's name.
What happened to him?
They said a family took him when we were babies.
When I was still at the hospital.
I guess he was just luckier.
Hey.
Do you like baseball?
Do the other kids play with you?
They think I'm cursed.
And I'm always sick.
The nuns say I'll get better if I pray enough.
I'm sure you will.
Then you'll get to play.
I'll never get to play.
I can't even throw the ball right.
I bet you can.
Show me.
First pitch.
Lou Gehrig's up to bat.
Swing, and a miss. Strike One.
Good, Jirou.
Good.
Strike Two!
What's happening?
Taizo?
Are you OK?
Chester, wake up!
Be careful!
The magic has to run its course.
Jirou?
My sweet boy....
I'm... your mother.
Jirou...
I'm your mother.
Where have you been hiding all this time?
I've searched so long for you and your brother.
You're sick.
You need your mother.
I'm here now.
I don't understand.
I'm sorry, Jirou.
When you and Taizo were born,
I had to leave you.
But I will make up for it now.
Come...
Let's go home.
I made it just for the three of us.
We can live there forever.
You're hurting me.
It's beautiful.
Our perfect world.
Come here, Jirou.
Come.
I felt her. She's here!
Who is here?
Oh, God...
- No! - Chester, wait.
Wait!
Jirou!
That wind...
That was you, wasn't it?
You were always with me.
And now you're gone.
I saw Jirou.
I led her there and she took him.
She took my brother.
Who took him?
My mother.
Yuko.
This is first time I've seen you relaxed since I've been back.
I was so certain Bowen was out to get me.
What changed your mind?
This, I guess.
I didn't think he was really going to throw a party.
For us.
Ken wanted this day to come so bad.
This.
He would have found it all so dumb.
Yeah.
Yeah, I bet he'd really roll his eyes
if he saw you dance with your stupid brother!
Miss Yoshida.
You've had too much to drink.
When I was a young officer,
I was taught discipline.
Watch what you do,
what you say...
what you eat...
and what you drink.
But most of all...
they taught me to watch who I trusted.
I will never forget...
the day you and your mother walked into my office.
She sat down and looked me right in the eye...
and she said that you wanted to help your country
during a time of war.
And I believed her.
And I believed you.
And then...
Some dogs you just have to put down.
It's safer this way.
Trust me.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
He didn't leave you any more choice than he left me.
I knew you were one of the good ones.
I always trusted you.
The WRA did receive the reel sent anonymously.
Just as you planned.
But thankfully,
an old buddy of mine from my officer training days
was in the office when it came in.
Thankfully...
that buddy's a loyal man.
A patriot, if you will.
Now, Miss Yoshida...
If you'll just control yourself,
perhaps we can discuss the current situation
and how we're going to handle it.
And our potential future together.
Help! Help me!
I gave you a chance!
Go ahead and scream all you want.
Nobody can hear you.
We're underground in Block 36.
They're all the way across camp.
They can't hear shit.
And to think...
I was this close to regretting that this camp ever existed.
God dammit!
Try to maintain a functioning electrical grid
out here in the middle of nowhere...
And then,
as you were all softening me up...
you showed your true colors.
Nakayama attacking my MPs.
Ken, old lover boy, takes me hostage.
You miss him, don't you?
You miss his touch.
Go to hell.
I really liked you, Amy.
Hell...
I still do.
She said she wanted me and my brother
to live with her in her perfect world.
Your mother's spirit is following you?
She tracked me to Guadalcanal
and now she's here.
You knew this and you kept it from me?
- Even when my father was missing? - Luz, it's been two years.
We thought we'd destroyed her at the camp.
I thought it was all over.
I thought we were over.
After all you'd been through, how could I tell you?
Yuko was my midwife.
She was kind to me.
Why would a spirit do that?
I don't know.
Did she kill my father?
It's...
It's possible.
The wedding photos.
This blur.
It's a sign that Yuko's spirit is controlling someone.
Possessing them.
Yuko was at the wedding.
Chester.
This is Doña Maria.
When's the last time either of you saw her?
Doña Maria?
Are you here?
People are going to notice I'm missing.
My friends. My family. They'll come looking for me.
And in a few days, I'm sure they'll find you.
I swear to God this place is haunted.
Of course it's haunted.
All the Japanese know that.
The yurei is coming.
What are you mumbling about?
The yurei.
The wandering spirit.
You've seen her, haven't you?
What did Yuko do to you?
Yuko? That's her name?
She's from my island.
I can tell you all about her.
Shut up, you're lying.
They say she likes dark, hidden places.
Should I call Yuko down here?
Maybe just let her possess one of us.
You shut your mouth.
I'm not falling for any of your voodoo bullshit.
Goddamn this camp.
Doña Maria's dead.
Yuko killed her.
She was holding this.
Yuko.
She knows.
She knows what?
She's not here for you.
I'm pregnant.
She's come for our baby.
Good morning, Jirou.
You slept quite well.
My sweet boy.
Soon, we will all be together.
You, me and Taizo.