About 550 survivors had made it to Japan out of the original 1,619 who had left Manila six weeks earlier. Another 110 died within a month. Many of the others barely had the strength to stay on their feet. Japanese authorities at Moji were aghast at their appearance. Under their supervision, the prisoners were marched onto the deck, into the icy cold, given Imperial Army clothing, and then herded off the ship into a theater.
