British soldier Jack Celliers is transferred to a Japanese detention camp in 1942. A strong believer in the importance of discipline, honor, and glory, Yonoi is the leader of the camp. He considers the allied prisoners to be cowards for opting to surrender rather than commit suicide rather than face execution. In an attempt to communicate the Japanese way of thought to the inmates, interpreter John Lawrence is accused of betraying his country.
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British soldier Jack Celliers is transferred to a Japanese detention camp in 1942. A strong believer in the importance of discipline, honor, and glory, Yonoi is the leader of the camp. He considers the allied prisoners to be cowards for opting to surrender rather than commit suicide rather than face execution. In an attempt to communicate the Japanese way of thought to the inmates, interpreter John Lawrence is accused of betraying his country.
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