While Japan colonizes Korea jun-shik, who works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm, dreams of participating from the Tokyo Olympics. Tatsuo aims to become a marathon runner, so the two eventually become contests. But the warfare breaks out plus they are made to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense from Jun-shik's unit plus also he devises a scheme but neglects. Tatsuo and jun-shik are held by the Soviets. So on although they run away are caught by the Germans and forced to separate. In 1944they meet again on the shores of Normandy.