The drama stars Beat Takeshi as General Hideki Tojo, who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and was later executed as a war criminal. The story's theme is said to be a look at how the Pacific War began, focusing mostly on the three month period between the Imperial Conference (Gozen Kaigi) on September 6, 1941, and the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

2010年8月15日凌晨，寂静的东京站月台突然驶来一列老旧的列车。车上载满二战期间战死在南太平洋的日军亡灵，借着终战周年纪念日之际，他们得以重返故土，在短短的几小时内见证祖国65年来的沧桑巨变。他们有的来到靖国神社前，见到当年的伙伴，又因政客的畏缩而愤慨；有的寻找年轻时的画作，竭力探寻昔日爱人的影子；有的重返家中，和业已失明的妻子奏响久违的协奏曲；有的则见到一曾美丽而如今奄奄一息的妹妹，更见证着外甥的堕落与无情。他们曾为了祖国的荣誉奔赴战场，而如今心中思绪万千…… 本片根据已故作家棟田博1955年发表的短篇小说《来自塞班岛的列车（サイパンから来た列車）》改编。