Joster Honda (28)Japanese English. A zoologist at Oxford University.

John Bunzaemon (27)Japanese. A clergyman in the Great Britain.

A native boy in the jungle

EXT - AN ENTRANCE OF A JUNGLE IN SOUTH AFRICA - DAY

Sub title "18th century Some where in South Africa" An intense sunshine is hitting the jungle. The green spreads all over there. JOSTER HONDA, who is a Japanese English wearing a typical explorer's cloths, and JOHN BUNZAEMON, who is a Japanese wearing a coat of a clergyman, is walking in a rough road while looking around.

JOSTER

It' s hot.

JOHN

We are in Africa, you know. It should be different

than the Great Britain.

After he said, JOHN wipes his sweat. JOSTER sighs. They are heading for the interior of the jungle. Sun is shining in the bluest sky.

TITLE "Final Journey"

Staff roll starts.

EXT - A ROAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE JUNGLE - DAY

JOSTER cuts the boughs and goes forward, and JOHN follows　JOSTER.

EXT - BESIDES A RIVER - DAY

JOSTER and JOHN take rest besides a river in the wide space of the jungle. JOSTER scoops up the water by his hand and washes his face. He looks comfortable.

EXT - A ROAD SURROUNDED BY THE FOREST - EVENING

JOSTER and JOHN are talking something with smiles while walking. A native boy chases them while hiding behind the bush.

EXT - A ROAD IN FRONT OF A CLIFF - EVENING

Staff role ends. The sunset colors the jungle red. JOSTER finds a cliff ahead.

JOSTER

Hey.

JOHN

What happened?

JOHN looks ahead from behind of JOSTER. The cliff that is not so high can be seen.

JOHN

Oh. What should we do? Go back?

JOSTER

No. I think we can go up. It's not that high.

JOHN

Are you serious?

JOSTER

We can't help it. Let's go!

JOSTER starts walking toward the cliff. JOHN shrugs and follows JOSTER.

EXT - THE CLIFF - EVENING

JOSTER and JOHN help each other to climb the cliff.

EXT - THE TOP OF THE CLIFF - EVENING

A hand appears beyond the rock and JOSTER shows up. He turns back and lifts JOHN up. JOHN climbs slower and looks more painful than JOSTER, and sits down there. JOSTER does too. They look tired.

JOSTER

It was hard.

JOHN

I'm sorry, Joster. I don't get used to do this.

It is getting dark around there. JOSTER takes a lighter and lights it, and looks around. The shadows of the woods and the other plants surround them.

JOSTER

I think we better camp out here tonight.

It's too dark to walk now.

JOHN

You're right. Let's make fire.

JOSTER

OK.

JOSTER starts looking for wood to burn. JOHN sighs while looking up to the sky.

NIGHT.

The darkness ruled the jungle except the top of the Cliff. The cliff is lighted up with a camp fire. JOSTER and JOHN are lying besides the fire.

JOHN

Joster?

JOSTER

Yap?

JOHN

You feel something?

JOSTER

What is it?

JOHN

Well, it's difficult say what it is. It's the feeling

like being held by the earth. It's like happiness

or something like that.

JOSTER

Happiness? Yeah, I did. I feel that I've come

back to the place I was born. Comfortable.

JOHN

You're a...Zoologist, right?

JOSTER

Yeah. Listen, John. I've come here not only to

research the ecology of animals.

JOHN

What do you mean?

JOSTER

Why are the animals living in the nature? Why

don't they have their own civilizations? It's not the

reason that they don't have the intelligence to do so,

I think.

JOHN

...

JOSTER

I wanna know the reason. And I think the human

beings should learn what really the nature is.

JOHN

The thing the people have forgot. Maybe the origin

of religions is in it.

JOSTER

John? Why did you come here?

JOHN

I was exiled from Japan because I am a Christian.

Christianity has been banned in my country. I came

to the Great Britain after that, and had concentrated

on the missionary work, but I couldn't save the people.

JOSTER

So, you've come here to find the way to save the

people.

JOHN smiles wryly.

JOHN

No. I just wanted to leave from the people who

wanted me to save.

JOSTER

I didn't know that the clergyman falls into a

slump.

JOSTER and JOHN laugh. The noise occurs suddenly from the darkness. They are surprised and jump up.

JOSTER

What's that?

JOHN

Beast or something!?

JOSTER stares at the darkness. The grass near JOSTER moves and makes a sound again.

JOHN

Something moved!

JOSTER

Be quiet.

JOSTER stands up slowly and sneaks into the grass. JOHN gets nervous. The noise occurs again and a snake jumps out of the grass.

JOSTER

Oh, no!

JOSTER jumps back and escapes from the snake.

JOHN

What is it!? What happened, Joster!?

JOSTER

It's a snake! I am weak at snakes!

The snake runs toward JOSTER. JOHN takes his rucksack and takes out a gun, and stands in front of the snake.

JOHN

I'll do it.

JOSTER hides behind JOHN with tears. JOHN aims at the snake by the gun. The snake is ready to jump up to JOHN. The gun flashes once and the snake's head is destroyed.

JOHN

Lord, have mercy!

JOHN puts the gun down and prays to the sky.

JOSTER

Finished?

JOHN

Yes. Everything is all right.

JOSTER

Thank you. I hate snakes.

JOHN

Are you really a zoologist?

JOSTER

Since I am a human being, I have a weak point

If you blame me, I'll do the same thing to you. You

are a clergyman, right? But you killed a life.

JOHN

OK. That's enough. We are the human beings.

Sometimes, we make mistakes.

JOHN smiles awkwardly and glosses over.

JOSTER

Anyway, we better get sleep. While one people are

sleeping, another one should be watching out. Let's

change the role every two hours.

JOHN

You're right. You sleep first.

JOSTER

Thanks. Please wake me up two hours later.

JOSTER lies down and covers his face with his hat. JOHN sighs and looks up to the sky. Many stars twinkle in the darkness sky.

TO BE CONTINUED TO ACT 2!!!