In 1953, Jimmy Takata (Nishikawa) suffers from "battle fatigue" (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), to the great concern of his wife, Mary (Tomita). Raised in Hawai'i, Takata and some of his friends enlisted in the 100th Battalion, serving in the European Theater of Operations. In a series of flashbacks, he remembers the war and events in his life surrounding it. Following a head injury, he begins to have visions, and believes that he is seeing memories of other men, including his friend Fred...

In 1953, Jimmy Takata (Nishikawa) suffers from "battle fatigue" (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), to the great concern of his wife, Mary (Tomita). Raised in Hawai'i, Takata and some of his friends enlisted in the 100th Battalion, serving in the European Theater of Operations. In a series of flashbacks, he remembers the war and events in his life surrounding it. Following a head injury, he begins to have visions, and believes that he is seeing memories of other men, including his friend Fred...

In 1953, Jimmy Takata (Nishikawa) suffers from "battle fatigue" (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), to the great concern of his wife, Mary (Tomita). Raised in Hawai'i, Takata and some of his friends enlisted in the 100th Battalion, serving in the European Theater of Operations. In a series of flashbacks, he remembers the war and events in his life surrounding it. Following a head injury, he begins to have visions, and believes that he is seeing memories of other men, including his friend Fred...

爱尔兰青年雷德蒙·巴里因父亲去世，不得不与母亲投靠舅舅。不久英法爆发战争，原来与巴里有染的表妹爱上了招兵的上尉，巴里与上尉决斗，枪击了上尉。他为了躲避追捕，成了步兵团的新兵。在部队里他从一名参与当时决斗的军人那里得知原来上尉并未死，因为舅舅一家为了攀亲，在手枪上做了手脚，如今表妹和上尉早已成亲。军队中死伤甚多，巴里心生厌倦，冒充军官混进普鲁士盟军部队，但被识破，不得不加入普军。因在战斗中救了主帅而受器重，被派调查一个爱尔兰骑士是否是间谍。巴里和骑士一见投缘，借机离开普鲁士到法国经营赌场。巴里决定混迹上流社会，并设法和有财产、身份的林登夫人结婚，改名巴里·林登，用手段得到爵位。但林登夫人与前夫的儿子布林登离家出走，巴里的亲子也因意外夭折。林登夫人也企图服毒自杀。在与布林登的决斗中，巴里失去一条腿。加上债务缠身，巴里不得不以离开林登夫人为条件换取年金维生。他曾试图东山再起，但已失去了往日的好运。