Japan / Jun 13, 2025
That day, we were the only two troops left on this island.
2h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In the final days of the Pacific War, two Japanese soldiers, a senior officer and a local recruit, are cornered during the battle of Okinawa and hide in a banyan tree, only coming down for food. Unaware the war has ended, the two await reinforcements for two years. As they wait, they discover differences in rank, worldviews and motivation.
Genres
HistoryWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 木の上の軍隊 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Happinet Phantom Studios |
| Release date | 25 luglio 2025 |
| Production | Keisuke Konishi, Tamotsu Kanamori |
| Writer | Kazuhiro Taira, Hisashi Inoue |
| Editing | 又吉安則 |
| Assistant directors | Kazuhiro Taira, Daisuke Onaga |
| Production design | Kazumi Osaka |
| Art direction | Kazumi Osaka |
| Set decoration | Kazumi Osaka |
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| Visual effects | Issei Oda |
| Music | Anly |
| Sound | Anly |
| Costume design | Masae Miyamoto |
| Makeup | Masae Miyamoto |
| Hairstyling | Masae Miyamoto |
Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Sep 25, 2025 / Camera Japan Festival
Taiwan / Oct 18, 2025 / Kaohsiung Film Festival
United States / Oct 18, 2025 / Hawai'i International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Japan / Jul 25, 2025 / G
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