An American GI and a Japanese soldier are marooned together on a deserted Pacific island during the Second World War. At first, the stranded pair are determined to kill each other, but as time passes they reach an impasse and realise they have to rely on each other to survive. Drama, starring Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune.

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.