During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island (‘Hashima Island’) to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

A detective pursues a man born from a wealthy family who runs a large corporation.

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae’s funeral. There, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce….