Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Seen it?2021 | 167 min | Drama, Adventure, War, History
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Pianist or Flags of Our Fathers, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 47 min.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arthur Harari
- Yuya EndoYoung Onoda
- Kanji TsudaOld Onoda
- Yuya MatsuuraYoung Kozuka
- Tetsuya ChibaOld Kozuka
- Shinsuke KatoShimada
- Kai InowakiAkatsu
- Issey OgataMajor Taniguchi
- Taiga NakanoTourist
- Nobuhiro SuwaOnoda's Father
- Mutsuo YoshiokaCaptain Hayakawa