Two rival marathon runners find their dreams of competing in the Tokyo Olympics fading after World War II breaks out & they are forced to serve their country Jun-shik works on a farm owned by Tatsuo&s grandfather An aspiring Olympian Jun-shik dreams of the day he will win the gold as a marathon runner But Tatsuo also wants to be an Olympic runner & he&s determined to be the best When the bombs start to fall & both men are drafted into service Tatsuo becomes the leader of Jun-shik&s unit & hatches an ambitious plan to get the upper hand over their enemies Unfortunately his plot fails & both men are taken prisoner by the Soviets Subsequently escaping but torn apart by fate Tatsuo & Jun-shik later cross paths on the beaches of Normandy just as the Allies prepare to execute Operation Overlord