With the glory days of World War II far behind him, celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith has become a recluse. Between an impassioned Japanese translator called Aileen urging him to go, and a much needed commission from 'Life' Magazine editor Ralph Graves, Smith is finally convinced to journey back to Japan to expose the devastating annihilation of a coastal community, victims of corporate greed and complicit local police and government. Armed with only his trusted Nikon camera, Smith must find the images that will bring this story to the World.
