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Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

2021 · 167 min

A slow, immersive plunge into obsession and isolation, watching a man vanish into the jungle while the world moves on without him.

Directed by
Arthur Harari
Genres
Drama, Adventure, War
Starring
Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura
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.

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Directed by
Arthur Harari
Genres
Drama, Adventure, War
Starring
Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • war
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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