O Japão do pós-guerra está no seu ponto mais baixo quando surge uma nova crise sob a forma de um monstro gigante, batizado com o terrível poder da bomba atómica.
Two soldiers are thrown together and make their way through German-occupied Dunkirk. After several agonising close calls they make it within sight of safety. A split second decision gives only one of them a chance at survival.
Suzuki Koichi, a 30-something hikikomori shut-in, allows his mother to dotingly tend to his needs. When she discovers that Koichi has killed himself, the shock is so great she loses consciousness and her memory of that day.