It is a painful process to change from an "imperial army" to an anti-war warrior. They need to wash away the fascist poison deeply influenced since childhood and establish a correct outlook on life, world and war.

A famous anti-fascist fighter

Saiya skirt, formerly known as Maeda Hiroshi. 19 16 was born in Japan. June 1937 came to China with a large number of Japanese immigrants. At the beginning of 1938, he was hired by the civil engineering company under Manchuria Railway and became the military staff officer of Manchuria Railway. On July 29th, he went to work at Shuangmiao Station of Han Jing Railway in Xingtai City, Hebei Province, and was captured by the Eighth Route Army that day.

At that time, the education of Japanese warlords to the army was that it was the greatest shame to be a prisoner of the enemy in battle. "It's better to die than to die." When Mrs. Saiya Skirt was just a prisoner, she was arranged in the temporary residence of the Eighth Route Army 129 Division, Wangbao Village, Shexian County, Hebei Province. His mind is full of "life or death" questions. The Eighth Route Army soldiers told him the policy of "* * * Production Party doesn't kill prisoners", but he just wouldn't listen. He showed him the preferential treatment order issued by Zhu De and Peng, but he still didn't believe it.

"If you don't kill them, it will be bad." The words of Saiya skirt puzzled the cadres of the Eighth Route Army. "If you don't kill people, you have to commit suicide. Isn't that more cruel? " Lady Saiya said what he thought.

The Eighth Route Army cadres patiently do his ideological work, give preferential treatment in life, and point out his wrong views on many issues. Gradually, the idea of the Isaiah skirt began to waver. He finally chose to live, no longer worrying about death or life. Later, through further study, Lady Saiya began to understand that war was a war in which a few Japanese benefited and most Japanese suffered. China defended itself and Japanese invaded. When he witnessed the great harm caused to the people of China by the burning, killing and looting of the Japanese army during the March, he trembled with anger and felt ashamed as if he had done a bad thing. He decided to stand with the people of China and oppose this barbaric war.

Due to work needs, Lady Saiya returned to Japan from 65438 to 0958. He is regarded as a dangerous chihuahua, and he can't find a suitable job, so he has to do odd jobs. Until he was 80 years old, he was still working as a boiler burner with little income. He often participated in Sino-Japanese friendship activities, telling his adventures everywhere, telling the evil of Japan's invasion of China, and telling the humanitarianism of the Eighth Route Army. He wrote many articles in newspapers and magazines. 1984, he and another veteran of the anti-war alliance, Kagawa Takashi, published the book Japanese Soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, which truly reflected their experiences in China. On August 8th, as the head of the delegation, Lady Saiya led an eight-member delegation to visit China.

20 13, the old man retired and lived on a pension. Life is very simple. But when he came across books and periodicals about War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he bought them at a high price, and there was a mountain of information about them at home. He also often participates in various anti-war and friendly civic activities.

Ichiro Yamada

Formerly known as sato macho. 1937 graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Imperial University of Tokyo, and 1938 was drafted into the army. He used to be a lieutenant of the Army Medical Corps and was assigned to Tian Lv, commander of the North China Dispatch Mission in Japan. 1August, 939, the team "mopped up" the Eighth Route Army in Liangshan, Shandong Province, and was injured in the head and captured. Ichiro Yamada is not tall and looks gentle. He is the most educated intellectual among the members of Japan's anti-war alliance and has a typical intellectual character. In the process of changing from a Japanese prisoner of war to an anti-war fighter, he experienced painful thinking and many twists and turns.

After Ichiro Yamada became a prisoner, he wanted to escape and die quickly.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers told them about the injustice of the Japanese war of aggression and the victory of China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and let them read various books; Play poker, volleyball and learn baseball from them. In this case, Ichiro Yamada's captive friend changed, but Ichiro Yamada was stubborn.

Later, they arrived at Wangbao Village, Shexian County, Hebei Province, a small village in Taihang Mountain and the headquarters of 129 Division. Here, Ichiro Yamada met Lady Saiya, and heard that they set up the anti-war organization Awakening Alliance. Ichiro Yamada, knowing the purpose of the alliance, joined the Awakening Alliance and the Eighth Route Army with new prisoners, but he still did not give up his escape plan.

/kloc-in the summer of 0/940, Ichiro Yamada came to the Eighth Route Army Model Hospital in Yangjiao Village, Liao County, Shanxi Province, and the hospital held a welcome meeting for all the staff. However, he still used the opportunity of walking in the morning and evening to observe the terrain, peek at the map, learn Chinese to ask for directions, determine the nearest Japanese stronghold, plan the weapons he might get, and wait for an opportunity to escape.

A sudden high fever put Ichiro Yamada in a coma for 3 days and 3 nights. Shortly after he woke up, he found a man standing beside him, carrying a bucket of pickles. So this is Commander Liu Bocheng. Hearing that Ichiro Yamada was ill, he came from Shexian County, Hebei Province to see him.

At this moment, Ichiro Yamada had a feeling of "rebirth" in his heart, and he finally got rid of the idea of escape that had plagued him for a year and a half.

After that, Ichiro Yamada used his spare time to read books about Marxism, borrowed Mao Zedong's On Protracted War and Liu Shaoqi's works, and often attended meetings of the Japanese Anti-War Alliance to learn about current events and the international situation.

194 1 In the spring of, Yamada Ichiro's ideological position changed fundamentally. 1June, 943, he formally joined the China * * * production party, and since then, anti-war has become his unshakable belief. As close comrades-in-arms of the people of China, we should always remember them. Most people of the anti-war alliance returned to Japan during the period of 195 1- 1958. As special personnel, the Japanese government and right-wingers do not welcome them. They were followed by the Japanese police for a long time and could not find a stable job. Among them, Maeda Guangfan is still cleaning the park at the age of 80, and most people live a poor life like Kobayashi Kuancheng.