Director：Kaori Oda｜Cast：Nao Yoshigai｜Japan｜2023

On April 1, 1945, U.S. forces landed on Okinawa, launching a ferocious campaign. Over 100,000 Japanese troops perished or were captured, while civilians hiding in caves—driven by rumors that surrender would lead to execution or torture by U.S. forces—triggered mass suicides. A documentary explores war memories passed down through generations via a guide’s postwar-born perspective with monologue narration. A silent woman listener awakens the buried traumatic history within the subterranean landscape.