Hara's third documentary is a dauntless project dealing with responsibility for the war and other taboo subjects. The film portrays WWII veteran Kenzo Okuzaki's obsessive pursuit of the truth. He seeks to expose the horrifying secret behind an incident, buried by history, involving the Japanese army stationed in New Guinea at the end of the war. Specifically, he wants to know why three Japanese soldiers were executed by their commander. Forty years later survivors are taken aback by Okuzaki's sudden visit and his insistence that they speak out in front of the camera. The film was released in Japan through an independent theater circuit because of its controversial subject matter, and became an immediate international success at film festivals.-KH