In 1944, Hiroo Onoda, a 22-year-old Japanese intelligence officer, adopts a philosophy that prioritizes completing his mission over surrender or self-destruction. He is sent to Lubang, a small Philippine island, to lead a guerrilla war against the incoming American forces. Despite the Japanese Empire's surrender in 1945, Onoda remains undeterred, continuing his mission for an astonishing 10,000 days.
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda remains in the Philippine jungle, refusing to surrender, for a remarkable 29 years after Japan's World War II defeat.