Onoda is a Japanese soldier who refused to believe that World War II had ended and continued to fight on a remote Philippine island until 1974. Onoda trained as an intelligence officer and received orders to no circumstances was he to surrender or take his own life.
He took his orders so seriously that he dedicated decades of his life to defending an island from an enemy that no longer existed, in favor of his motherland that also no longer existed, at least as he knew it.
A real and unbelievable story about the power of denialism and perseverance, and how these two feelings can impact on someone's life, as well on others around them, for better or worse.
He took his orders so seriously that he dedicated decades of his life to defending an island from an enemy that no longer existed, in favor of his motherland that also no longer existed, at least as he knew it.
A real and unbelievable story about the power of denialism and perseverance, and how these two feelings can impact on someone's life, as well on others around them, for better or worse.