Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Blu-ray (Rental)

SYNOPSIS: 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, his role will be to wage a guerilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender soon after, Onoda 10,000 days later in this incredible true story. DETAILS: FORMAT: DVD GENRE: Action, War, Drama, History RATING: Not Rated RUNTIME: 167 minutes LANGUAGE: Japanese CAST: Endo Yuya - (Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days, The Fighter Pilot, Phantom Limb) Tsuda Kanji - (‘Special Investigation Nine', Shin Godzilla) Matsuura Yuya - (‘Alice in Borderland', We Are Little Zombies) Chiba Tetsuya - (Seven Souls in the Skull Castle, Aircraft Carrier Ibuki) YEAR: 2022 DISC COUNT: 1 FEATURES: An incredible true WWII tale mixing a war narrative with a survival and human-interest story. Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival and New Directors New Films Comp Titles: Apocalypse Now, Hacksaw Ridge, The Thin Red Line, Rescue Dawn