影片讲述1940年的日本神户,正值太平洋战争爆发前夕,福原里子正等待着在外国做贸易生意的丈夫的归来,这时她青梅竹马的儿时玩伴、已经是日军宪兵的津森泰治告诉里子,他丈夫竟然从外国带回一个女人,并且那个女人已经去世。在里子的追问下,才得知丈夫在那里偶然发现了“震惊世界”的事件,并下决心要向全世界曝光这件事,为了丈夫的安全和两人的幸福,里子当然想要阻止丈夫的行动。A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife.