Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Overview:
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: 2021
Duration: 167 min
Country:
Belgium
Production:
Eurimages, Ascent Film, Pandora Film, Frakas Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Ciné+, Proximus, Bathysphère Productions, Canal+ International, RAI Cinema, Canal+, Anti-Archive, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC), ARTE, Asahi Shimbun, To Be Continued, Takimoto & Associates, BLAM, HAKO, Chipangu
