ONODA: Ichimanya wo Koete
Movie
ONODA 一万夜を越えて 2021/07/21
Character count14,429
Word count6,429
Unique words1,665
Unique words used once941
Unique kanji843
Unique kanji used once274
Difficulty beta Moderate

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.

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