Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines where the Americans are about to land, this role will be to wage a guerrilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender soon after; Onoda, 10,000 days later.
Released: Jul 21, 2021
Runtime: 167 minutes
Genre: Drama, Adventure, War, History
Stars: Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura, Chiba Tetsuya, Shinsuke Kato, Kai Inowaki
Crew: Nicolas Anthomé (Producer), Davy Chou (Co-Producer), Arthur Harari (Writer), Gak Sato (Original Music Composer), Andrea Poggio (Original Music Composer), Sebastiano de Gennaro (Original Music Composer)