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• The Sun | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £9.94   |  Saving you £10.05 (101.11%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A natural companion piece to Downfall The Sun takes as its subject another major figure of World War II Japan's Emperor Hirohito. Made by Alexander Sokurov the acclaimed director of the hit Russian Ark the film examines the events leading up to Japan's surrender to the Allied forces in 1945 and the Emperor's historic address to his people which marked the first time they had ever heard his voice. Issei Ogata is superb as Hirohito the r

• Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle | Blu Ray | (16/05/2022) from £15.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  2021 Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard - Opening FilmBased on the unbelievable true story!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, 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.Product FeaturesInterview with lead actor Kanji Tsuda (23 min)Interview with director Arthur Harari, DOP Tom Harari and assistant director Benjamin Papin (25 min)Trailer