A group of Japanese soldiers land in Chinese territory. They advance on a village ; one soldier, Norimoto, is killed in the attack, but the village is captured. Norimoto’s body is recovered and buried. Over the next two days, the soldiers advance inland. Two more soldiers, Naito and Takahashi, are injured. They remain behind to recover, but vow to catch up. Their comrades march on...
| Directing | Tomotaka Tasaka | Director |
| Writing | Ryōzō Kasahara | Writer |
| Crew | Saburō Isayama | Cinematography |
| Crew | Tatsuyuki Yokota | Cinematography |
| Writing | Ashihei Hino | Novel |
| Writing | Tetsu Suyama | Writer |
| Editing | Masanori Tsujii | Editor |
| Editing | Risaburo Fukuda | Editor |
| Sound | Eizo Nakagawa | Original Music Composer |