i-Witness - Ang Huling Sundalong Hapon (Part 3 of 4)

"The Last Japanese Soldier"
Documentary by Howie Severino
Video Courtesy of GMA Network, Inc.

Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II. But the war continued for another 29 years in the mind of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese intelligence officer assigned to Lubang Island off Mindoro . When he finally emerged from the jungle in 1974 and returned to Japan , he was celebrated as a devoted soldier.

Howie Severino and his I-Witness team retrace some of Onoda's steps in the rugged forest of Lubang and imagine his life in the wild. But they also discover some ugly truths about what he did to survive and persist in his mission.

When the Allied Forces returned to Lubang Island in 1945, the Japanese military had no choice but to retreat. Hoping for a Japanese counterattack, Onoda and his men did everything to survive in the jungle and prepared themselves to fight till the end. Surrender was not an option.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Hiroo Onoda
• Lubang
• Japanese Straggler
• Mindoro
• i-Witness

[webaward]

sarap nmn nun fresh nagutom tuloy ako hehe

[Miyaxki26]

THE JAPANESE STRAGGLER IN THE PHILIPPINES:

Lt. Onoda the last straggler in the Philipines survived in Lubang Island not only in food from natural habitat but by ambushing Filipino farmers with food. On the record Onoda has stolen several domestic animals, rice, chicken and worst to it has killed two Filipino farmers in exchange of food which he did not include in his book.

[TheCarlz333]

no Surrender? Tapos nag tatago at nag nanakaw nang mga pagkain. Dapat ang title Hide and steal to survive. Japanese fucks (-_-). ..

[swakpinoy]

where can i buy this book ''no Surrender"

[swakpinoy]

sana ngpa sakup nlang tao sa Hapon bka umunlad pa ang PINAS, sayang lng ang mga bayani natin namatay para sa Bayan pero anu ang Ginawa ng nasa gobyerno ngayun graveh kung mangurakot.. daig ang hapon, pinapatay at dinadaya nila yung kalaban nila sa politika parang lng kuno mglingkod.... pweeee, yun pala kurakot... maayu na kau sa mga Filipino ui...sobra sobra na ang hirap nila kayu nman ngpakasasa sa kaban nang bayan.

[meltans1]

onoda buhay ka pa pala?lumabas kana sinungaling ka

[MrBulik12]

no surrender lumaban ka sa pagtatago ayos a

[sambie0017]

@crumons 2011 npo! tpus n ang ww2 ang mga nkaraan ay d n mababalikan at mababago..kung b pg papatayin ntn ung mga hapon my kikita bng japayuki sten?o my mga papayagan bng mg trabaho sa japan?sir REALITY PO ITO! ang nkaraan ay nka raan n! kitid ng utak mo sir!

[crumons]

Maraming pinhirapan at pinatay ang mga hapon Hindi dapat nting purihin yang mgahayop n yan .dapat dyan pinatay nrin!!!

[21beelzebub]

@nikkolei ALAM MO MAS MATATAPANG ANG MGA HAPON... SORRY IM A PILIPINO PERO SINASABI KO LANG ANG TOTOO.. EH ANG PILIPINO KONTI LANG ANG MAKABAYAN TALAGA... SA HAPON MAS PIPILIIN PA NILA MGA PAKAMATAY NA LANG KAYSA MAG HUDAS SA KAPWA NILA HAPON.. EH ANG PILIPINO MAY TAONG BAYONG!!.. KAPWA PILIPINO PINAPAPATAY!!!...