It's the mid 60s. Tokyo needs a new airport. There isn't anywhere in Tokyo to put it, so the government decides on displacing some adjacent villages. The peasants of these villages are not having it. What results is a remarkable act of protest and civil disobedience. The peasants construct wooden fortresses and tunnels and dig in for a long siege. They end up holding out for years. The peasants are impressively passionate and organized in the face of hundreds of riot police, who are determined to evict them. The movie shows a series of "battles" between police and peasants. But these are a very strange kind of battle, in which each side is very reluctant to use force that would cause serious injury. Recommended to anyone with an interest in civil disobedience, eminent domain law, or Japanese socialist movements of the 60's.
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