Wife of a Kamikaze

In June 1945 Yamauchi Fusako goes alone to Manchuria where her husband Setsuo a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army is based At that time 200000 Japanese had settled in Manchuria a Japanese occupied territory as settler communities Fujita Hideos family worked hard to clear the wilderness but the Soviets are lying in wait for an invasion of Manchuria from the North Fusako is safely reunited with her husband at the headquarters of the Kwantung Armys Fifth Training Squadron in Manchurias Dahushan Setsuo also takes good care of his beloved wife but his position is an instructor to the young soldiers who will eventually carry out suicide attacks He wonders if he should have summoned her and speaks of these mixed feelings to his commanding officer Michiba Kazuo a first lieutenant Michiba is concerned about Setsuos attempts to cherish his wife before the coming showdown on homeland Fusako learns about life in Manchuria from Michibas wife Etsu