A story of love and understanding amidst the tensions following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. A leading Japanese expert, General Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox) is charged with reaching a decision of historical importance: should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal? Interwoven is the story of Fellers' love affair with Aya, a Japanese exchange student he had met years previously in the U.S. Tommy Lee Jones plays General Douglas MacArthur.
