In 1932, Japan established the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, where 270,000 Japanese farmers settled. Yet, as Japan's defeat in WW2 neared, the Japanese army retreated, leaving the settlers to be attacked. The Kurokawa settlers turned to the Russian army ーtheir enemy ー for help, offering 15 young, unmarried women as sexual partners in exchange for assistance. The women were forced to service soldiers daily to protect their people. This truth was hidden for years, but in 2013, the women courageously spoke out. Their solidarity inspired the next generation, and their story was recorded as history. This is a requiem for the women of Kurokawa who broke their silence, as well as a story of women reclaiming their dignity.

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