 In 1939, Ozu was dispatched to Hankou, where he fought in the Battle of Nanchang and the Battle of Xiushui River.In June, he was ordered back to Japan, arriving in Kobe in July, and his conscription ended on 16 July 1939.In 1939, he wrote the first draft of the script for "The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice" but shelved it due to extensive changes insisted on by military censors.