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When Japan surrenders at the end of World War II, soldier Hiroo Onoda retreats into the jungles of the Philippines to continue the war himself for another 10,000 days.When Japan surrenders at the end of World War II, soldier Hiroo Onoda retreats into the jungles of the Philippines to continue the war himself for another 10,000 days.When Japan surrenders at the end of World War II, soldier Hiroo Onoda retreats into the jungles of the Philippines to continue the war himself for another 10,000 days.
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- 5 wins & 20 nominations total
Yûya Endô
- Hiroo Onoda - Young
- (as Endô Yûya)
Kanji Tsuda
- Hiroo Onoda - Old
- (as Tsuda Kanji)
Yûya Matsuura
- Kinshichi Kozuka - Young
- (as Matsuura Yûya)
Tetsuya Chiba
- Kinshichi Kozuka - Old
- (as Chiba Tetsuya)
Shinsuke Kato
- Shôichi Shimada
- (as Katô Shinsuke)
Kai Inowaki
- Yûichi Akatsu
- (as Inowaki Kai)
Issei Ogata
- Major Yoshimi Taniguchi
- (as Issey Ogata)
Taiga Nakano
- Norio Suzuki - The Tourist
- (as Nakano Taïga)
Nobuhiro Suwa
- Tanejirô Onoda - Onoda's Father
- (as Suwa Nobuhiro)
Mutsuo Yoshioka
- Captain Hayakawa
- (as Yoshioka Mutsuo)
Tomomitsu Adachi
- Governor-General Shigenori Kuroda
- (as Adachi Tomomitsu)
Kyûsaku Shimada
- Lieutenant Suehiro
- (as Shimada Kyûsaku)
Jemuel Satumba
- Filipino Prisoner
- (as Jemuel Cedrick Satumba)
Ryû Morioka
- Student
- (as Ryu Morioka)
Akira Morita
- Extra
- (as Morita Akira)
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In anticipation of the Allied landings on the Philippine island of Lubang, the Japanese send a small squad to engage in some guerrilla warfare activities pending the reorganisation of their own troops ready to return in due course. Amongst these men is the young Lt. Hiroo Onoda. He is an idealistic young man who firmly believes in his cause and is determined to do what he can, for as long as he can. Now what we know from the outset is that his nation surrenders in 1945, one year after these troops are deployed - but nobody tells Onoda. With his small squad still patrolling the island, their team begins to fracture. Their discipline to fail. The relentless monsoon rains; disease and the activities of the locals begin to reduce their number but he is adamant that he will stay on duty for as long as it takes - even if that takes us into the 1970s. Both Yûya Endô as the younger man and Kanji Tsuda as the older one play their parts convincingly as the story, based on real facts, illustrates the tough life amidst the dense jungle where they are seemingly abandoned by their own side and left to their own, limited, devices. The story mixes the timelines so we skip from young to older, and that's quite effective at breaking up the story to avoid it being just a straightforward chronology. It also uses the other characterisations to demonstrate the increasing frustrations of these men as personalities clashed and loyalties, and authority, is tested. As we proceed their's becomes more of a brotherhood than an army unit, and that makes the tragedies and misfortunes that befall them all the more poignant. It's history, so there isn't much latitude as to the denouement, but when we do get there it's quite a touching conclusion that seems just a bit rushed, but entirely fitting.
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- Mar 22, 2025
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- TriviaWhilst set on a remote Philippines Island the film was in fact shot on location in the kingdom country of Cambodia.
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- Also known as
- Onoda: 10 000 Nights in the Jungle
- Filming locations
- Bokor National Forest, Cambodia(jungle)
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- Budget
- €4,530,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $262,276
- Runtime2 hours 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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