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Oba: The Last Samurai

Oba: The Last Samurai

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 11, 2011

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

War, Drama

User Score

61%

Original Title

太平洋の奇跡 -フォックスと呼ばれた男-

Production Companies

TOHO, Cine Bazar, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Protean Image Group, dentsu

Director

Hideyuki Hirayama

Description

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.