Nagaku Takai Kabe

[Machine Translation] Autumn, 1938. Koyanagi Itsuuma, a popular detective writer, is sent to Beijing as a military writer. However, at a sudden request, he was sent to the front line. Together with Lt. Kawazu, the head of the censorship team, he arrived at the Great Wall of China, Zhang Feiling, after half a day's travel from Beijing. What awaited them there was a major incident in which all 10 members of the first squad were killed. Why was a detective writer called to the battlefield? Friction within the squad, lies to protect oneself, and the military's unique logic. Through the eyes of a military writer, the truth and darkness of the Sino-Japanese War are now revealed. This is a heartbreaking human drama that takes a sincere look at what "the cause of war" and "war for soldiers" really means.

1938年秋。流行探偵作家の小柳逸馬は、従軍作家として北京に派遣されていた。だが、突然の要請で前線へ向かうこととなる。検閲班長の川津中尉と共に、北京から半日がかりで辿り着いた先は、万里の長城、張飛嶺。そこで待っていたのは、第一分隊10名が全員死亡という大事件だった。なぜ、戦場に探偵作家が呼ばれたのか。10名は戦死ではないのか!?分隊内での軋轢、保身のための嘘、軍ならではの論理―。従軍作家の目を通し、日中戦争の真実と闇が、いま、解き明かされる。「戦争の大義」「軍人にとっての戦争」とは何かを真摯に捉え、胸に迫る人間ドラマ。