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2006101 minGdocumentary

The Ants

2006101 minGdocumentary

2600 Japanese soldiers were ordered to remain in China after Japan's surrender in 1945, leading to a campaign to expose the military's secret orders.

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2600 Japanese soldiers were ordered to remain in China after Japan's surrender in 1945, leading to a campaign to expose the military's secret orders.

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Kaoru Ikeya

Kaoru Ikeyadirector

Waichi Okumura

Waichi Okumuracast

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Waichi Okumura stands at the Yasukuni shrine, reflecting on his past as a World War II veteran. Ordered to remain in China after Japan's surrender, he seeks to expose the secret military orders that kept him and 2,600 others fighting alongside Chinese nationalists. In China, he meets a woman who shares her traumatic experience of being kidnapped by Japanese soldiers, prompting Okumura to confront the darker aspects of his history.

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