The film that opened Cannes’ “Un Certain Regard” section in July 2021 takes us to Japan in the year 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.
Onoda – 10.000 Nights in the Jungle
Onoda – 10.000 nuits dans la jungle
62nd TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Arthur Harari
- Script: Arthur Harari & Vincent Poymiro (with the collaboration of Bernard Cendron, freely inspired by the life of Hiroo Onoda)
- Cinematography: Tom Harari
- Editing: Laurent Sénéchal
- Sound: Ivan Dumas, Andreas Hildebrandt, Alek «Bunic» Goosse
- Music: Sebastiano De Gennaro, Enrico Gabrielli, Andrea Poggio, Gak Sato, Οlivier Marguerit
- Actors: Yūya Endō, Kanji Tsuda, Yūya Matsuura, Tetsuya Chiba, Shinsuke Katō, Kai Inowaki
- Production: bathysphere, To Be Continued
- Producers: Nicolas Anthomé
- Co-production: Ascent Film, Chipangu, Frakas Productions, Pandora Film Produktion, Anti-Archive, Arte France Cinéma, RAI Cinema, Proximus
- Costumes: Catherine Marchand, Patricia Saive
- Sets: Brigitte Brassard
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: France, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Cambodia
- Production Year: 2021
- Duration: 167'
- Contact: Le Pacte
Arthur Harari
Arthur Harari was born in Paris in 1981 and has directed several short and medium-length films that have been screened in a large number of festivals. In 2017, his first film Dark Inclusion was nominated for two César awards and won Best Male Newcomer for Niels Schneider. In 2021, his new film Onoda – 10000 Nights in the Jungle opened the “Un Certain Regard” section at the Cannes Festival.
Filmography
2005 Des jours dans la rue (short)
2006 Le Petit (short)
2007 La Main sur la gueule (short)
2013 Peine perdue (short)
2016 Dark Inclusion
2021 Onoda – 10.000 Nights in the Jungle
