Hiroo Onoda - The Japanese Soldier Who Wouldn't Surrender

Hiroo Onoda - The holdout Japanese soldier who refused to believe that Japan had surrendered. Loyal servant of the Emperor, he kept true and faithful to his orders to never surrender and to keep on until his commanding officer returned.... in 1974 !

Thanks to all of our viewers for your support.

[acebalistic]

"conserving ammo" shows him raiding a farm while randomly shooting into the air.

[turxpa]

Fun Fact: Lubang Island has a has an Attraction Called "Onoda Trail & Caves" to preserve the honor and History of Onoda

[wellhellothere]

How to survive an attack from a soldier who never surrenders:

Step 1. *Socks and sandals*

[joelity]

Fought alone for 30 years in the jungle and died at the age of 91. This guy has the best survival skills.

[carjac]

As a Filipino, I can say the animations were accurate. The style of the village houses, The fatigue uniforms of provincial cops at that era, the vehicle (M151 utility jeep), the weapons used by the cops, and the farmers and their farmlands. Although I think the jungle looks more like a scene from Call of Duty World at War than the actual jungle here in the Philippines. Anyway, your animating skills are improving with every video you uploaded with the excellent storytelling and pleasing details. I'm glad that such a history channel with this effort existed on a free platform available to everyone anytime :)

[davidgamerxyz]

Japanese empire : *surrenders after only 5 years of war*
hiroo onoda : shame

[ranggathekid]

2:23 More interested on how Onoda managed to not get devoured by the man-eating plants of lubang island for years

[Hectopath]

When you think the animations can't get any better, they just do. Props to the animators!

[adammullarkey]

Very nice, as always. One thing, though: I notice you didn't mention Teruo Nakamura (alias Lee Kuang-Hui), who actually held out longer than Onoda (18 December 1974 vs 9 March 1974), but didn't meet a hero's welcome on his return like Onoda did, because he was ethnically Taiwanese, not Japanese. Also, Nakamura was a private, while Onoda, being a lieutenant, automatically had higher prestige. This meant he was not well recieved by the Japanese. The Taiwanese people, by this point independent from Japan, also did not exactly welcome him with open arms, viewing him as a Japanese loyalist. However, he was the last soldier of WW2 to continue fighting, and his story deserves to be told.

[weedhopper]

I remember as a teen in the '70s hearing his story as it was being broadcast all around the world, and watching his triumphant return to Japan on the news. This video kind of down plays it, but there were hundreds if not thousands to greet his return. Japan suffered a humiliating defeat and surrender: this gave them a little of the dignity back. This was a huge story back then.

[josephstalin]

Onoda: Returns home after years of fierce fighting for his country
Onoda: Learns about anime. Walks back into the forest

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Breaking news: *Local Japanese man literally too loyal to surrender*

[nonon]

Fun fact: Hiroo onoda actually revisited lubang island in 1996 and donated $10, 000 dollars to a local school

[stevedeleon]

I feel really bad for all the souls he terminated due to his lack of knowledge about the war ending..I also feel for him wasting all those years of his life in the jungle fighting a lost cause..

[HistoryBoy]

Thank you so much, one of my favorite stories of World War Two, and you did a fantastic job with it!

[toast]

"Sir the Vietnam war is over, you need to stop fighting."
"The Vietnam WHAT?"

[ternarycode]

Taniguchi: remember to not surrender
Taniguchi literally 30 seconds later: ok I surrender

[luke_atthat]

You have a gift to tell stories so nicely and to the point, without removing any of the touching emotions coming from those life stories. I am always deeply touched by your videos. Thank you very much.

[thatoneguy]

Is it just me that Yarnhub’s Voice is satisfying or is it just me?

[gavinjustgavin.]

"As well as onoda hes looking to track down a panda and a yeti on his travels."
4:49
Panda: He doesnt see me.
Yeti: Yeah he doesnt see us.