After World War II ended in 1945, more than 570,000 Japanese were detained by the Soviet Union for internment in Siberia, where at least 55,000 perished under the severe conditions. The Port of Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture continued to receive repatriating soldiers and internees up to 1958.Jiro Harada, a former soldier who repatriated after surviving 4 years of internment and forced labor in Khabarovsk, now voluntarily speaks about his experience at community gatherings, hoping to convey the monstrosity of war to the younger generations. High school students in Maizuru who are studying the wartime history of their home town become acquainted with Harada, and his intriguing stories motivate them to inherit his experience as a historical legacy.