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On New Year’s Eve, 1946, in the aftermath of a war that shattered homes and histories, a single lantern burns inside a damaged house on a cold mountainside. Two Japanese twin sisters—exhausted, resolute, and painfully young for what they have endured—stand before three American soldiers who have been stranded for weeks beyond their unit’s reach. Outside, distant fireworks mark the arrival of a new year no one is certain will be kinder than the last.
This documentary-style narrative captures a literal moment of decision: the sisters speak, offering shelter and shared vigilance through the night—“We’ll take turns with you tonight.” It is not a gesture of romance or surrender, but of survival and trust forged under pressure. Faces are tense, postures rigid, eyes searching for danger or reassurance. Every movement reflects the psychological weight of occupation, loss, and the fragile possibility of human connection after catastrophe.
Set against the ruins of rural Japan, the film follows the convergence of enemies forced into proximity by winter, hunger, and circumstance. It examines how dignity persists when nothing else remains, and how a single night—kept awake in turns, guarding a fire and a roof—can quietly defy the legacy of violence. There are no heroes here, only adults carrying the visible cost of war, choosing restraint over fear as the old year dies and an uncertain future begins.