"I thought we were friends." "Your Highness is from the royal family of Joseon, and I am only a soldier of the Japanese Empire." The precarious relationship between the two men, who loved their countries more than anyone else!
The two men who perished along with the two empires at their twilight; the unfortunate Lee Woo, who was born as a descendant of the Korean Empire's imperial family and yet had to live his entire life wearing the Japanese military uniform until his tragic death in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and Yoshinari Hiromu, his Lieutenant and one of the last soldiers of the Japanese Empire.
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Important Note:
This story is based on real historical figures, Prince Lee Woo and Yoshinari Hiroshi> Under the oppressive rule of Imperial Japan following Korea's annexation into the Empire of Japan, the Joseon Empire had practically collapsed. At a very young age, Lee Woo was forcefully taken to Japan as a political hostage under the pretense of educational purposes. Rebellious and defiant in the beginning, while harboring a fervent desire to go back home one day to a free country & be reunited with his loved ones, he maintained his integrity as a Korean, despite his Japanese education. But after many years of being used as a political pawn, all the while helplessly witnessing the suffering of his own people, he was left a broken man by the time the war reached its height. Then, entered Yoshinari Hiromu, a Japanese soldier from low social class & a former classmate, who was assigned as his Lieutenant to monitor his activities by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters. Despite their differences, the two forged an unlikely friendship as they navigated the treacherous political divide between their two countries amidst the intensifying war.
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