Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

Overview

In 1944 on Peleliu, Tamaru writes fake heroic tales of Japanese soldiers' deaths to families. In the hell of bombs, hunger, thirst and disease, he bonds with Yoshiki. Together they cling to life in this atrocious war of attrition. Only 34 survive. What do these two young men witness in the madness?

Production Companies

Shin-Ei Animation

Fugaku

Toei Company

TV Asahi

Hakusensha

Bandai Namco Filmworks

Nippan Group Holdings