Under the Blood Red Sun

Tomi and Grampa are gathering eggs when gunshots ring out. Grampa insists Tomi takes eggs to the Wilson’s house. There, Tomi discovers a bullet hole in Mr. Wilson’s new Cadillac windshield.

Tomi opens the kitchen door to leave the eggs after getting no response. Inside, he hears Mr. Wilson berating Keet for shooting the car. Tomi quickly exits, hiding from Keet, who follows soon after.

An argument with Grampa ensues—Tomi is adamant about avoiding the Wilson house. This leads to a physical altercation until Grampa heads to the movies, leaving Tomi to watch Kimi. Tomi distracts Kimi with the puppies, and she names one “Azuki bean.”

Tomi forgets to release the pigeons. The next day, Tomi and Billy hear the loud sounds of planes while releasing the pigeons. The fighters pass closely, prompting the boys to climb trees for a better view. Witnessing smoke from Pearl Harbor and hundreds of planes, they realize the planes are amber with the blood-red sun on their wings and fuselage. An explosion nearby startles them, and Billy grabs Tomi. They rush to the Nakaji house.

There, they find Grampa waving the Japanese flag in an attempt to stop the planes. Tomi urges him to hide the flag, and Billy takes it, balling it up.