Timewatch

Timewatch· Season 20 · Episode 7

The Last Surrender

S20E07·May 11, 2001·50m·BBC Two

For Japanese officer Hiroo Onoda, the Second World War continued until 1974. Now 78 years old and living in Brazil, Onoda tells how he finally accepted defeat and emerged from the Philippine jungle. NEW SEASON 1/6.

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