Yutaka Sato

The story focuses and revolves around the 108th Guard Squad, stationed in Aomori. A poorly equipped unit with very little military standing, it is often viewed as a 'reject camp' for pilots not making the grade for the elite units based in Hokkaido. The apparent helpless nature of this force is hardly a deterrent for the encroaching enemy armies, ever closing in on both the 108th and the rest of the empire. (myanimelist.net)

The film tells the story of Nyanta, whose birthday party is today. On his way home to prepare for it, he scolds some other kids for irresponsibly playing with fire. When Nyanta gets home, he agrees to look after his mother’s cooking while she’s away, but a prank set by the same kids from earlier turns into disaster as it causes a fire in the kitchen.