The American Occupation of Japan followed the world's first nuclear bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki by Allied American Forces during the Second World War. The ravages of war in Japan were followed by a period of military occupation and cultural incursion by the Americans — giving rise to books and media influenced by the meeting of American and Japanese cultures. Babysan (1953) was one such comic book by American artist Bill Hume, based on his experiences of serving in Japan during the Occupation. 

The book presents an interesting though contentious look at the interactions and cultural misunderstandings between its Japanese protagonist Babysan, a pin-up style young woman who charms and entertains American military men. 

This experimental film attempts to retell the book Babysan as a critique of the fetishization of the Asian woman, especially in the aftermath of the Atomic bombing and the lasting physical impact it had on the Japanese population. Using found footage, archival audio and text, the film grapples with the irony, hypocrisy and cultural complexities embedded in the American-Japanese interaction post-World War, set against the backdrop of the horrors of war.