Animation ·Drama ·War · Japan · 2025 · 1h 46m

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

ペリリュー －楽園のゲルニカ－

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise poster
Director
Goro Kuji
Cast
Rihito Itagaki as Hiroshi Tamaru (voice) Tomoya Nakamura as Keisuke Yoshiki (voice) Hirosato Amano as (voice) Yuta Fujii as (voice) Eiji Mikami as (voice) Takamasa Mogi as (voice)
Crew
Shinichi Igarashi — Director of Photography Toshihiko Kojima — Editor Kenji Kawai — Original Music Composer Junji Nishimura — Screenplay Kazuyoshi Takeda — Screenplay
Synopsis

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?

Mood & Themes
world war iibased on mangaanimesoldiersbattle of peleliu
Key Collaborators
Goro Kuji Director Shinichi Igarashi Director of Photography Toshihiko Kojima Editor Kenji Kawai Original Music Composer Junji Nishimura Screenplay Kazuyoshi Takeda Screenplay
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