Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Directed by Arthur Harari

Produced by Bathysphere Productions, To Be Continued

2021167 min7.1 / 10

A haunting biographical drama about a soldier's decades-long isolation and psychological endurance, exploring duty, delusion, and the cost of unwavering conviction.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

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64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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