Bakumatsu no Spasibo

Russian admiral Putyatin arrives in Japan aboard the Diana to negotiate relations between the two countries. An earthquake badly damages the ship, and its loss during the attempt to reach repairs leaves the crew stranded far from home.

Shipwrights in Heda join the Russian sailors in building a replacement vessel. Political suspicion gives way to the demands of shared work, allowing friendships to develop across language barriers as both sides learn to see one another differently.