The luxury liner Tokimaru makes its way from San Francisco to Japan, stopping at each Hawaiian island along the way. 
As Utsumi Osamu sits on the deck enjoying a crossword puzzle, he's approached by a man calling himself Jeffrey Morgan. 
At that same moment, cries of terror erupt from those looking out at the ocean.
As the embers of world war smoldered
بينما الدّخّان يتصاعد من جمرِ 
،حربٍ عالميّة في خريف عام 1937
Als im Herbst 1937 die Glut
des Weltkriegs schwelte, …
Mientras se gestaba una
 guerra mundial en el otoño de 1937,
Mientras se gestaba una
 guerra mundial en el otoño de 1937,
Automne 1937, aux prémices
de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Autunno 1937.
Il fuoco della guerra mondiale è pronto a divampare.
As faíscas que deram início
 à Segunda Guerra Mundial