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Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Drama · Adventure · War · 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.
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
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.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle?
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Arthur Harari
Written by
Arthur Harari · Vincent Poymiro
Put Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.






