The Hill Which Sounds of The Bell (Part I)

First film in a three part series. Dramatization of the popular radio drama of the same title. While searching for his one and only brother after returning home from WWII, a young man named Shu¯hei meets a war orphan named Ryu¯ta. Feeling sorry for their pitiful conditions, Shu¯hei decides to build a home for the orphans in his hometown. Shu¯hei, however, must still overcome numerous obstacles including Ryu¯ta's continuing grief and finding his missing brother.