Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Movie

2021

2h 47m

Japanese

Drama, Adventure, War, History

User Score:

7.1

Critic Score:

Watch on Kanopy

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Movie

2021

2h 47m

Japanese

Drama, Adventure, War, History

Watch on Kanopy

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.

WATCHMODE

7.1

IMDB

CRITIC SCORE

Where to watch

FREE

Rent

$1.99SD

$3.99SD

$2.99SD

Buy

$9.99HD

$4.99SD

$7.99SD

Available in 3 other countries.

Filter sources:

See something wrong? Let us know

My Friends' Ratings

In order to see what your friends rated Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, you need a Watchmode account. It's free and takes just a minute. Create an account

Cast

Young Onoda

Old Onoda

Young Kozuka

Old Kozuka

Shimada

Akatsu

Major Taniguchi

Tourist

Onoda's Father

Captain Hayakawa

Second Kuroda

Lieutenant Suehiro

Iniez

Filipino Prisoner

Sick Soldier

Student

Directed By: Arthur Harari

Written By: Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro

Featured Comments/Tips

kixbi says...

2 weeks ago

see kids thats how the government doesnt really care about you. or why you should not let paranoia run your life. a good slow burn film. most of the time you are left with silence and contemplation. just like they had to.

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

guzzlima says...

8 months ago

I was curious about this story. It's terrifying how the rigors of fulfilling a mission can lead to alienation, to the point of not having a sense of observation or believing the warnings he received. Onoda lives in his own reality in the name of a mission, where he can never surrender, he lives in a war that no longer exists, he has never faced or heard any of the sounds of war. The movie overdoes it in being long and slow, it has great performances and tries to show something poetic, like resilience and heroism, but it just made me feel sorry for him.

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

Saint Pauly says...

4 years ago

Like 4am razor stubble, this was longer than it needed to be. While the true story of this Japanese WWII soldier who lived deep in a Filipino jungle thinking he was still fighting the war **until 1975** is amazing (seriously, Google 'Onoda Hiroo'), there really wasn't all that much story to tell... Certainly not 2 hours and 20 minutes' worth.

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

Show all comments (3) Leave comment