Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Here is a really well-made, old-fashioned anti-war epic in a forthright and robustly enjoyable style from director and co-writer Arthur Harari.
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Hiroo Onoda is trained to stay alive at all costs. Sent to the Philippines, his role is to wage a guerrilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender WWII soon after, Onoda 10,000 days later, in this incredible true story.
Genre
Drama,
War,
Adventure
Runtime
167
Language
Japanese,
Filipino
Director
Arthur Harari
Writer(s)
Bernard Cendron,
Arthur Harari,
Vincent Poymiro
Cast
Endo Yuya,
Tsuda Kanji,
Matsuura Yuya,
Chiba Tetsuya
Awards:
Nominee, Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Winner, Best Original Screenplay, Cesar Awards
Nominee, Best Film, Cesar Awards
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Teo Bugbee, New York Times
On Aug. 15, 1945, Japan’s wartime emperor, Hirohito, announced the Imperial Japanese Army’s surrender to the Allied Forces in World War II. But for 29 years after this announcement, an officer, Hiroo Onoda, continued to wage war on Lubang Island in the Philippines. The striking film “Onoda” ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 10.14.22 - 10.20.22
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