The Crossing II (太平轮（下）：彼岸)

The 2,489 ton ship Taiping

sets sail from Shanghai

with a crew of 124

508 paying passengers

300 non-paying passengers

100 tons of printing equipment from the Southeast Daily News

1,000 boxes of documents belonging to the Central Bank

200 crates of silver

and 600 tons of steel

Mr. Yuan

You can't load anymore

Taiping, overweight by 43 tons

collided with the cargo vessel Jianyuan

off the coast of Zhejiang Province

at a quarter to midnight

Taiping sank after forty-five minutes

Of close to one thousand passengers on board

only 34 were found by the Australian naval destroyer

HMAS Warramunga

How are you?

I am en route to Taiwan from Shanghai

In order to combine our photos

I had to spend quite a bit of time

But I am sure you will like it

It's been four years since the war ended

But till now I have yet to hear anything from you

I hope all is well

and I await your reply

Yifang

I don't want to go to Taiwan

I thought we already agreed

that I would join you after the war

Are you asking me to go because the war is going badly?

The Communists have already taken the north

If we lose the south

Shanghai will be in chaos

It's only when you're someplace safe

can I then concentrate on fighting

"KEELUNG PORT"

Stop

Papers?

Yan Zekun? Follow me

Did you report to police headquarters?

No

This is a person of interest

You spent time in Fengtian prisoner of war camp?

Yes

Are you tired?

Nope

Here, allow me

Did you wait long?

How was your trip to Shanghai?

Chaotic. A lot of student demonstrations and protests

Good thing I still managed to get the medicine

Let's get some fruits

How much are these?

Arresting Communists again

They always end up arresting students

So many people have lost their lives already

Taiwan is such a small place

How many Communists could there possibly be?

I feel so sorry for those students

Some of those taken away will never come back

I do not know...

Come, let's head back

Ready!

Zekun

Zekun, I heard that

you have returned safe to Keelung

I can finally put my heart at ease

But

I wish that you would write to me

Mother

Zekun is back

This house formerly belonged to a Japanese colonel

It was destroyed by the allies during the war

But it's been repaired

Yifang

Whenever I recall you helping me put on my shoe

I break out into laughter

But after laughing I feel a bit guilty

You are far away fighting a war

experiencing things I cannot even imagine

while I live carefree and without worry

Our new place has a big yard

I will plant

all of our orchids here

The child and I

will wait for your return

Now

I can finally have peace of mind

and write you a song

"TAIWANESE STUDENTS AGAINST COLONIZATION"

You are the only two men left in the family

Your eldest brother Zehan had lung problems

When the Japanese surrendered Taiwan to China

He shouted loudly

We've returned to the motherland

We're Chinese again

We're Chinese again

Taiwan is part of China again

We're Chinese again

We're Chinese again

Later

they accused him of being a Communist

and shot him

Your father

received a Japanese education

and we lived in a Japanese house

But when it came to taking a Japanese name

he absolutely refused

He became a doctor, hoping to do good

and yet, for no rhyme or reason

he was taken away by the police

Who knows what for?

At that time you weren't home

Mother

Zekun volunteered to take Zehan's place for the draft

It wasn't easy for him either

Your younger brother is my last hope

I don't want the same fate to befall him

You must keep a close watch on him

Anti-government organization?

Give it to me

Stop running!

Don't let him get away

Go...

Listen, this flower...

I have no idea what you're saying

- You're just stubborn! - Plant it inside

Give it to me! It's mine

What are you babbling about?

- It needs direct sunlight - Stop messing around

It will grow best...

You don't know anything

I don't understand you

- Where do you want it? - Stop arguing

What's going on?

Miss, she...

She talks in Taiwanese and then Japanese

No one can understand her

You... speak Mandarin

Miss

I'm telling him

Orchids need direct sunlight

That's how they grow best

But he keeps spouting nonsense

I said let's plant it here but he...

You wily old fox!

Give it back to me

Come get it yourself

- Come on - That's mine

Give me the flower

Miss! What happened

Miss

What the?

Mister, you must listen to the doctor

His prescription

There's another patient outside

Come with me

Zekun

Second uncle

I've brought a general's wife

Please give her the best treatment

Sure

Doctor

Madam

This is doctor Yan Zekun

My nephew

Zekun, this is Madam Lei

Do you feel any numbness?

No

It's not poisonous

It's not poisonous

It's okay, we'll reduce the swelling

Do you paint?

Why do you ask that?

I've seen your painting

It was signed by Zekun

in the year 1942

You said you saw my painting?

A girl playing piano amidst a field of silvergrass

Where did you see it?

In the piano room

a notebook was hidden behind the painting

Here it is

She also left behind an unfinished music score

The music is beautiful

She probably wrote it for someone she loved

I really like it

I'd like to finish it for her

How can I help you?

Please tell me something about her

Knowing how she felt

will help me compose better

Sorry

In my memory, there is only war and death

I can't recall much else

I believe that

this notebook will help you remember