NHK Documentary S2013E21 - Escape from Post-War North Korea: The Truth behind the Return to Japan

After World WarⅡ, over 200,000 Japanese who remained in North Korea suffered from hunger and disease. To survive, even little children had to escape the North on foot. Some 35,000 Japanese died in the North, unable to escape. 68 years after the end of the war, the facts behind the attempts to bring these people home have finally come to light.