A young japanese soldier, a guy in his early twenties, is dropped off on one of the innumerable heavily jungled philippine islands and is told to do what he can to hamper allied activities. He will eventually come out of the jungle intoa, clearing, hand over his sword, stand at attention, while the guy who ordered him into that jungle in the first place formally dismisses him with honor. And this happened on the ninth of march 19 74. 29 years after the second world war anded, this guy had been fighting, shooting at, being shot at, killing and injuring the locals for 30 years, 29 to be exact. When he came out of the
The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. If there were a Japanese version of Captain America, this would be his origin story.