Synopsis

In the years leading up to and during World War II, 270,000 Japanese people migrated to Manchuria, then a Japanese-controlled region of China. Following the war, the government established settlements, intended to provide returning families with land to cultivate and contribute to the nation’s food production. Yet, many settlers found themselves in isolated, mountainous regions where life proved difficult and harvests meager. As Japan's economy expanded, their lives were once again disrupted. Th