Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Synopsis
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.
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021) is a drama, adventure, war and history film directed by Arthur Harari, released on July 21, 2021 with a runtime of 2h 47m. It stars Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura and Tetsuya Chiba. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 159 ratings.
- Director:
- Arthur Harari
- Writers:
- Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro
- Producers:
- Nicolas Anthomé
- Cinematographer:
- Tom Harari
- Composer:
- Gak Sato
- Production:
- Bathysphere Productions, To Be Continued, Ascent Film, Chipangu, Frakas Productions, Pandora Film, Anti-Archive, ARTE France Cinéma, RAI Cinema, Proximus, The Asahi Shimbun, Lotus Production
- Budget:
- $4,700,000
- Status:
- Released