1947. On 15 August 1945, Japanese Emperor made a radio address to announce that the Japanese Government had accepted the Potsdam Declaration demanding the unconditional surrender of the Japanese military at the end of World War II. Chokichi committed suicide for the pride of being a Japanese like believing the victory of Japan in the war because of the shock of the surrender of Japan. Reception In the beginning of 2011, this drama's screening was held for three days in Seattle and Los Angeles which served as the stage for these works. These two-episode digest versions produces by TBS were announced in 26–27 December 2011, because these works received "Tokyo International Drama Award 2011 Grand Prix". See also History of Japanese Americans Day of Remembrance (Japanese Americans) Japanese American service in World War II 442nd Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Battalion Lost Battalion List of Japanese American Servicemen and Servicewomen in World War II References Japanese drama television series Films about the internment of Japanese Americans