WWII Soldier Fought Until 1974 | Tales From the Bottle

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  • What's better than winning a war? Well, not much really... But what's better than losing a war? Pretending it never happened and continuing fighting!
    "Hiroo Onoda (Japanese: 小野田 寛郎, Hepburn: Onoda Hiroo, 19 March 1922 - 16 January 2014) was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War II and was a Japanese holdout who did not surrender at the war's end in August 1945. After the war ended Onoda spent 29 years hiding out in the Philippines until his former commander travelled from Japan to formally relieve him from duty by order of Emperor Shōwa in 1974. He held the rank of second lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was the penultimate Japanese soldier to surrender, with Teruo Nakamura surrendering later in 1974."
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  • @Qxir
    @Qxir  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1600

    I said he died in 2004 but it was actually 2014 - I just misread my script because I'm illiterate.
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    • @aiss9903
      @aiss9903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I want to draw winston churchill washing a unicorn

    • @grooveclaw2511
      @grooveclaw2511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This was a very good video to watch

    • @grizzlyaddams3606
      @grizzlyaddams3606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you HEARD of the FLAT-EARFH movement? Yeah, they only believe what they want to ear!

    • @diegobahena6381
      @diegobahena6381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You’re Irish accent is so fuckin soothin

    • @martkbanjoboy8853
      @martkbanjoboy8853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I liked the music with the footage of his surrender at the end. It nicely highlighted the surreal nature of the scene - something that is not supposed to happen.

  • @compatriot852
    @compatriot852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2065

    The man is literally Captain Japan

    • @LTPottenger
      @LTPottenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      If he were really Captain Japan he would have committed suicide after experiencing the 70s.

    • @memengineer5714
      @memengineer5714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      @@LTPottenger "oh fuck anime"
      *seppuku*

    • @texasrox2010
      @texasrox2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@LTPottenger why tho? He's not the dishonorable one

    • @mercury_and_eggs
      @mercury_and_eggs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@LTPottenger if you ask me, abandoning your home country to become a farmer in Brazil is tantamount to suicide

    • @CasuallyRekt
      @CasuallyRekt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@mercury_and_eggs he didnt view the then current culture of japan as "japan", he was a traditional man.

  • @kylep.8367
    @kylep.8367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4641

    I wonder what went through Taniguchi's head when he was told he had to travel all the way to the Philippines to relive one soldier of his duties that he gave nearly 3 decades prior.

    • @lovely1641
      @lovely1641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +630

      "It's a prank right? You're pranking me?? No? Someone that dumb actually exists huh? Ok..... let's go....."

    • @jadefalcon001
      @jadefalcon001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +622

      "When I said "We'll come back for you" I meant it as the Royal We, not "we" as in "me, personally." "

    • @LTPottenger
      @LTPottenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +410

      If only he said "if we don't come back in 5 years just surrender"

    • @unfortunately_fortunate2000
      @unfortunately_fortunate2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +422

      @@lovely1641 calling him dumb is funnily enough quite ignorant, the imprerial japanese soldiers of his era were fanatically dedicated to expanding and preserving the empire, and, following the orders given to them by their CO's.
      couple that with zero direct contact, it's not too unlikely things like this happened.
      although, you'd think a soldier such as him would notice not only is he not getting into any large firefights, they're also not running into any large patrols or patrols that in that particular area of operation would be big. interesting things happen when people are driven by nationalism.

    • @Oblivisci........
      @Oblivisci........ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      @@unfortunately_fortunate2000 My fiacee is from Japan and she has told me the same thing. Absolutely fanatical to the point of suicide.

  • @idklol781
    @idklol781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2595

    pov : you’re the only person in the server

    • @fatesDeath
      @fatesDeath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Sad Pepe

    • @rocco2246
      @rocco2246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Gamer moment

    • @thesnake2620
      @thesnake2620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Easy bots

    • @kyles.7750
      @kyles.7750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      He been shooting NPCs this whole time

    • @davidhilton2625
      @davidhilton2625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Grinding to max exp

  • @yodawg189
    @yodawg189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1862

    Apparently his actual brother went to the Philippines to convince him to come home and gave personal proof that it was really him with tears in his eyes, but Onoda still refused because he thought his brother was sent there by the Allies.
    Imagine how awkward it must be coming home after that

    • @Ebani
      @Ebani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Awkward enough to go live to Brazil

    • @boywithcrackers3871
      @boywithcrackers3871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I think its not that his brother was sent by the allies, The brother is singing the song they used to sing together but the brother shed tears making the song sound weird and making him didn't trust it.

    • @fish5671
      @fish5671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Dalashin Tuniriv kinda true

    • @bob7975
      @bob7975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Well, he kind of was sent there by the Allies, to convince him to stand down, so the war could finally end. Understandable that he would think that.

    • @Nathanrico04
      @Nathanrico04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Ebani MANY japanese came to live in brazil between the 30s and 70s, so much so that brazil has the largest number of japanese outside japan

  • @xsonz2
    @xsonz2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3367

    not to mention when he did finally surrender, his rifle was in absolutely immaculate condition. He was obsessed, and kept everything he had in near perfect, new condition. in a fucking humid wet jungle.

    • @BakkuIa
      @BakkuIa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +628

      He even kept his uniform together, and promptly surrendered upon being ordered to do so. He even went out with great honor, handing over his sword. A truly dedicated soldier.

    • @JTA1961
      @JTA1961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      He had LOTS of time to polish his tool

    • @Siegmeyer_
      @Siegmeyer_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      How the hell did they have enough ammunition to sustain three fucking decades??
      Edit:typo

    • @d3fep148
      @d3fep148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      @@Siegmeyer_ its about 500 rounds for 4 people over 3 decades (if all 4 of them were fighting until 1974) and also they are fighting against not an entire battalion but local forces and only raid farms which should only required about 10-20 rounds to get the job done

    • @Siegmeyer_
      @Siegmeyer_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      @@d3fep148 500 rounds each? As in the video he gave up that amount of rounds at the end lol
      But I see what you mean about the change in fighting and less ammo would be used overall. I suppose they could have even scavenged ammunition from their enemies if they used similar weaponry? Regardless the man really is the epitome of stubbornness and loyalty

  • @djsalad5752
    @djsalad5752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4057

    This man is the Sam O’Nella who posts during the school year. Instant click.

    • @walterg3254
      @walterg3254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      Pls come back salmon man

    • @Halfstep2024
      @Halfstep2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      I love Sam but I prefer Qxir over him. It’s probably just the accent

    • @blackjack6748
      @blackjack6748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lmao school is on break for me 😎

    • @ztxmariano2376
      @ztxmariano2376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@blackjack6748 same

    • @therealmarcher
      @therealmarcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well for me, this isn't at all as funny. Or random. I just like his voice really.

  • @lovely1641
    @lovely1641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3505

    Japanese military:"Hey um guy, you can go home now, war's over."
    Hiroo:"Simon didn't saaayyy"
    Japanese military:**sigh**

  • @JustWowNick
    @JustWowNick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    “We’ll come back for you.”
    Last online 29 years ago.

  • @SangerZonvolt
    @SangerZonvolt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Imagine being born in that village during that time and growing up with the quite literal danger that some random soldiers could come out of the forrest at any time and shoot you. Like growing up with the tales about monsters in the woods, but real.

    • @mumbles215
      @mumbles215 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seems they were send themselves. And good thing.

    • @cricka09
      @cricka09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@mumbles215 what does that even mean?

    • @Aaron-fb6mb
      @Aaron-fb6mb ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@cricka09 I don’t think he knows either 💀

    • @arthurdent4791
      @arthurdent4791 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Aaron-fb6mbThat's what our President said about our president

  • @tegrin853
    @tegrin853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1520

    Somewhere, in the cold lonely Atlantic there’s a lost German U-Boat crew un-aged by occult nazi magic thinking the war is still going on.

    • @zobblewobble1770
      @zobblewobble1770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      I specifically remember that being a plot of one of the 70’s Godzilla cartoon episodes. Although they were unaged because they got frozen in an iceberg Captain America-style.

    • @LTPottenger
      @LTPottenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      No the nazis are in the antarctic flying around in UFOs and doing weird experiments on people. QXIR will no doubt make a video about it eventually.

    • @Guy.WhoAsked
      @Guy.WhoAsked 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I don't know what this comment section but I hope no one is literal here

    • @tonypeppermint5329
      @tonypeppermint5329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably.

    • @abloodcorpse3318
      @abloodcorpse3318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Ngl that's sounds like a bomb ass hell SCP idea

  • @eamonrustom2510
    @eamonrustom2510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    I remember this story, it was actually well publicised in the UK for a while

    • @supraguy4694
      @supraguy4694 ปีที่แล้ว

      Archer parodied it in an episode too, it's hilarious (season 6 episode 1)

  • @thothtahuti5509
    @thothtahuti5509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +945

    "Killed by a bunch a fuckin LARPer's" hahaha brilliant

    • @OddZodd
      @OddZodd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Military is just as real as government

    • @IridiumRedTheOrigina
      @IridiumRedTheOrigina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Came to the comments looking for just this. hahaha

    • @thothtahuti5509
      @thothtahuti5509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@IridiumRedTheOrigina ::)

    • @theodewet2455
      @theodewet2455 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      FOUND YOU! XD

  • @justarandomsovietofficerwi2023
    @justarandomsovietofficerwi2023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    Fun fact: When Onoda returned to the island years after, the Filipino locals were very friendly towards him, even if he killed some farmers back when he was still a stray soldier.

    • @elpibelol5005
      @elpibelol5005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @Yoshikage Kira nothing of this makes sense

    • @dragon_ninja_2186
      @dragon_ninja_2186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @Yoshikage Kira As half-Filipino, I can say we are a very friendly people. Perhaps too friendly. I mean we’re still very friendly toward America despite the Filipino-American War which was brutal.

    • @three33three33
      @three33three33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruh.. I'm from the Philippines and I'd hate that dude forever for killing my relatives if I we're living in Lubang. The problem is that, many Filipinos are so stupidly nice that it seems like a mass Stockholm syndrome sometimes...
      Edit: forgot to spacebar

    • @pixelpnutz1574
      @pixelpnutz1574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I heard most Americans refer to us as the Canadians of the east….and I don’t know if I would take that as a compliment…

    • @johndotcue
      @johndotcue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pixelpnutz1574 Really? I get called Mexicans of the East instead... And other racist stuff relating to Mexicans.

  • @andrewvoong813
    @andrewvoong813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    This dude spent more time fighting then I've been existing damn. This dude has dedication on a whole new level

  • @Trainfan1055Janathan
    @Trainfan1055Janathan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +640

    "They were busy fleeing or dying."
    Rando gets blasted in the face.
    I don't know why that made me laugh so hard! 🤣

    • @iyubecaid3510
      @iyubecaid3510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Your not the only one 😂

  • @indianheadlogan
    @indianheadlogan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    He really likes the number 4.
    - Started his mission in 1944
    - Surrendered in 1974
    - Moved back to Japan in 1984
    - Died in 2004

    • @aureliuszeta3037
      @aureliuszeta3037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      *died in 2014, but ye
      Funny thing is that the number 4 is considered bad luck/death in Asian culture
      adds another layer of wtf in his story lmao

    • @mumbles215
      @mumbles215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      “Asian” culture is so vast if you consider Indians as well. We’re talking billions. This is why using “oriental” narrows the field down to the “Far East”. Oriental is not a bad word.

    • @RAFMnBgaming
      @RAFMnBgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@mumbles215 It's also a language thing, so it'd probably make the mostest of sense to describe it as a whatever common language family the countries that use the same word for 4 and death was called that I can't be arsed to google.

    • @Sov_spoiled
      @Sov_spoiled ปีที่แล้ว

      J

    • @macgyversmacbook1861
      @macgyversmacbook1861 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Which is funny because the number 4 is basically the Japanese equivalent of 13 for us and is REALLY unlucky

  • @Wet_Sandwich
    @Wet_Sandwich 3 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    "Remember that Hiroo guy, Tamagutchi?"
    "Hiroo who?"
    "Hiro Onoda! Remember?"
    "Oh yeah"
    "..."
    "OH SHOOT I FORGOT"

  • @homefront1999
    @homefront1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    I love the idea that this guy would have gone on tell 2000s and comes back to Japan just to find Anime.

  • @GarrowhillWoods
    @GarrowhillWoods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    That is honestly astounding to thing about, spending 30 years in a jungle of a foreign land with just 3 of your allies to keep you company. The man certainly gave everything for his country.

    • @The1RedRooster
      @The1RedRooster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Different times but still, that loyalty still remains in a Soldier: One we all know, far to well.. Legion!

    • @lucifermorningstar1902
      @lucifermorningstar1902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seriously I keep finding people like you praising what is essentially a Nazi soldier who’s in fact so radicalised that he held on to his Nazi beliefs for 30 years. Wtf.

    • @GarrowhillWoods
      @GarrowhillWoods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lucifermorningstar1902 because I'm a full fledged Nazi too, calm down

  • @T-34_Chan
    @T-34_Chan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +616

    This channel makes 2020 slightly more bearable.

  • @madialeader5150
    @madialeader5150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    I have read Onada's autobiography , No Surrender: My Thirty Years War, and it was really good. If anyone is curious to learn more about him and his actions during this period it is absolutely worth the read. Thanks for telling this story Qxir! It is great that more people are hearing about his story.

    • @patricksputnick5094
      @patricksputnick5094 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is also a Camel song about him and inspired by the events.

    • @lucifermorningstar1902
      @lucifermorningstar1902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      30 years supporting a fascist imperialist regime and getting praised for it and seen as a hero. Awesome. It’s as if you westerners have a bias when anything has to deal with Japan. If it were a Nazi soldier would you be saying the same thing? ‘Oh read this Nazi soldier’s biography more people should hear his story defending a Nazi outpost for 30 years.’ Come on.

    • @apaxfenrir8113
      @apaxfenrir8113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@lucifermorningstar1902 it's not being seen as a hero, it's being seen as a good soldier. An Honorable Soldier. Yes, he did wrong things and this is a understatement, but he was a Honorable Soldier. He did what he did and there was no turning back, he knew that, and was afflicted by his government, life, and teaching probably making him have a Mental Illness that caused extreme paranoia and other things. He was a broken man, but an Honorable Soldier. People praise belligerence, not his actions. It's the will, not the do. There allied soldiers that are praised for this. There are Nazi soldiers that are praised for this. Enemies that are praised for this.
      Misguided, yes. Unreasonable, yes. But understandable, only if you take the time to go to the perspective of why people are praised in wars.

    • @three33three33
      @three33three33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What did he say about the 30 civilians they killed?

    • @KaiUndMoritz
      @KaiUndMoritz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i dont like any book besides scifi or fantasy but yes this does sound interesting! might check it out

  • @thijsb2119
    @thijsb2119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    "There were even some holdouts who knew japan had surrendered. They just didn't agree with it." Those guys were fucking madlads.

    • @filiperosa7496
      @filiperosa7496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Some people say that they're fascists

    • @eightbitfeline1415
      @eightbitfeline1415 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@filiperosa7496 look up "comfort women" and "unit 731"

    • @filiperosa7496
      @filiperosa7496 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eightbitfeline1415 I know, I just joking, this guy is literally a fascist

    • @vulpes7079
      @vulpes7079 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They still murdered civilians

  • @thebadshave503
    @thebadshave503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    "Nice try, commander. I know by the calendar I built out of coconut husks and dead farmers that today is OPPOSITE DAY."

    • @xxchickenjoe
      @xxchickenjoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ahahaaha

    • @plumjet09
      @plumjet09 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s 11:57 PM so we’ll come back in 3 minutes

    • @MultiSciGeek
      @MultiSciGeek 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Movie or it didn't happen

  • @efnissien
    @efnissien 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    There's actually believed to have been more holdouts surviving into the 1990's - one was located but had 'gone native' with a local tribe and expressed no desire to return.

    • @plasticballs
      @plasticballs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There were reports of Nazi hideouts in Germany surviving well after the war, but no evidence of their existence was found and all of them most likely fucked off on their own.

    • @mousasaab2652
      @mousasaab2652 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is the story that led James Cameron to create Avatar

  • @nameT-j
    @nameT-j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Don't even gotta watch the whole video b/c ik its gonna be good. Youre great man.

    • @solidacid1337
      @solidacid1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn right!
      Qxir makes AWESOME content!

  • @JoeZUGOOLA
    @JoeZUGOOLA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    "HEY I don't recognize that thumb nail! That means...new video!" Good work lad

  • @Mryodamiles
    @Mryodamiles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    This dude was holding up there for 29 years.... most of your viewers are probably younger than 25 year old!!

  • @josiahspangler9347
    @josiahspangler9347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    “May take 3 years or 5 but we’ll come back for you” *like 30 years pass* “they will come back for me they will they promised” *doesn’t come back*

  • @saw7191
    @saw7191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    That man is dedicated af

    • @user-pn3im5sm7k
      @user-pn3im5sm7k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Egg T What does your statement have to do with the original comment?

  • @jaomello
    @jaomello 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Helo Qxir, your resident brazilian here. He actually lived in Terrenos, Mato Grosso do Sul, where he was awarded an honorary citzenship. He died in São Paulo tho.

    • @Clavey
      @Clavey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He killed a bunch of locals. Dude was a complete nut. He can rot in hell

    • @D-Vinko
      @D-Vinko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Chang Bo German flag pfp

    • @lofipolaroid9960
      @lofipolaroid9960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Chang Bo he's right though.he's a killer brainwashed by his country.
      the guy lost decades of his youth and the lives of innocent farmers over nothing and people just jerk him off like he's some kind of hero for killing civilians

  • @CarbonatedTurtle
    @CarbonatedTurtle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I've read this guy's book a few times and it's incredible. You can tell when you're reading it that he's so obviously a soldier and not a writer, but that doesn't make it any less compelling. The way he describes his experiences really make you feel like you're there in the jungle with him. I can't recommend it highly enough to anyone who wants to learn more about this guy.

    • @jadefalcon001
      @jadefalcon001 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Personally I try not to share head space with war criminals. Murdering civilians? Fuck that guy.

    • @CarbonatedTurtle
      @CarbonatedTurtle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jadefalcon001 Maybe watch the video before making ignorant comments. Or better yet, read his book since you obviously have no idea what he experienced or why he did the things that he did.

    • @spectraljerk330
      @spectraljerk330 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CarbonatedTurtle he still fucking killed civilians

    • @CarbonatedTurtle
      @CarbonatedTurtle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spectraljerk330No, he followed the orders he was given and saw them as the enemy.
      Read his book so you can understand what he was actually thinking before assuming he was just a cold-blooded murderer.

    • @_aragornyesyes_7171
      @_aragornyesyes_7171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CarbonatedTurtle wasn’t his order never surrender? and not kill incident civilians

  • @tomdean1876
    @tomdean1876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I swear, my dyslexia is straight fucking with me, I read 1974 as 1947.

  • @hardcore4090
    @hardcore4090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Imagine, after he learns that the war is over and he killed civilians, but he doesn't receive any punishment, he just says: you owe me 30 years of salary. 😁

    • @PhoenixT70
      @PhoenixT70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Fun fact: he was offered his accrued back pay by the Japanese government, and he refused to take it. When it was basically forced on him, he donated it to a Shinto shrine.

    • @Aaron-fb6mb
      @Aaron-fb6mb ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@PhoenixT70 what a guy

  • @kaenae8100
    @kaenae8100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It kind of makes sense when you think how hard they were hammered "never surrender no matter what"

    • @olivercharles2930
      @olivercharles2930 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A terrifying weapon that wiped a city wasn't even enough to make them surrender lol, it is only when it hit the second time they finally gave in.

  • @petitponeydu7727
    @petitponeydu7727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    if you wanna know more about the man that surrendered after this madlad
    he was a taiwanese conscript who was left all alone on an island in the middle of nowhere, trully the last japanese soldier to surrender, the funniest part ? he didn't speak a single word of japanese

  • @kolbekaufman8068
    @kolbekaufman8068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Always a good day when Qxir uploads

    • @johndonaldson3619
      @johndonaldson3619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always.................................

  • @SeniorWhoopyIRL
    @SeniorWhoopyIRL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Rambo vibes. I saw somebody in a restaurant with the balloon fest sweater on, I thought it was dope as hell and didn't even realize it was your merch, which I have some of 😅

  • @boejiden5851
    @boejiden5851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This isn't even the end of the war for Japan. They never held a treaty with russia

  • @AudioEsoterixxx
    @AudioEsoterixxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    Imagine losing your life to some bandits, and then the guy who did it was let off the hook and made a national hero.

    • @kyles.7750
      @kyles.7750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

      Philippine President Quirino released all Japanese soldiers if I remember correctly. This was met with heavy critiscm and anger but he just said: "I will not let this hatred pass on to the next generation" or something like that. This was from a man whose whole family were killed by the japanese during ww2.
      His successing president, president Marcos (seen in the video) upheld this statement and thus released Hiroo Onoda without punishment.
      It's actually pretty kind and sucky at the same time but as far as I know, Japan-Philippine relations are very good even after everything that happened in WW2. We shouldn't forget but we must learn to forgive.

    • @steelingcable6350
      @steelingcable6350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@kyles.7750 We should forgive someone for murdering a bunch of people?

    • @coolz-aj9516
      @coolz-aj9516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@steelingcable6350 boo hoo people die everyday you gonna cry about that too?

    • @kyles.7750
      @kyles.7750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      SteelingCable I honestly can't answer that question. But again, just seeing someone who lost his wife and daughters to someone yet still find it in his heart to forgive them is very compelling. Hatred will only breed more hatred and that's what President Quirino hoped to prevent. But at the same time, not everyone is like President Quirino. Not all people can forgive and it also depends on the context so I'm not so sure. If someone went and killed my wife and daughters I would probably do whatever I can to see those responsible ripped to shreds. I won't be a hypocrite and say that I'll follow what Quirino has done because I probably can't.

    • @steelingcable6350
      @steelingcable6350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@coolz-aj9516 So murdering people is okay because people die everyday? So if someone killed you entire family you would be fine with that?

  • @esoopthederp7672
    @esoopthederp7672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Good work

    • @420-v3z
      @420-v3z 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ur first btw

    • @esoopthederp7672
      @esoopthederp7672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@420-v3z like dust in the wind, none will remember

    • @420-v3z
      @420-v3z 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@esoopthederp7672 well that’s sad

  • @cheesevampire110123
    @cheesevampire110123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    wow cool, one of the first qxir videos that i have heard of the store beforehand.
    A COUPLE OF OTHER INTERESTING POINTS ABOUT NORIO SUZUKI (the explorer who found him):
    1. He went exploring not just to find Hiroo but also to find a panda and a yeti
    2. As well as dropping flyers informing the surrender of japan, there were a few military search parties that tried to find Hiroo but failed. How did Norio manage to find Hiro you ask? He walked through the jungle screaming his name and found the soldier after just four days!!

    • @RAFMnBgaming
      @RAFMnBgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean I for one definitely buy this guy as a real and definitely qualified explorer.

  • @amiralgaming8793
    @amiralgaming8793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is like wolfenstein, but kinda more strange

    • @pk2_637
      @pk2_637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wolfenstein but the other way around

  • @skybloomchannel
    @skybloomchannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Yoo I was playing PUBG, and accidentally clicked on this when it popped up.
    Ngl I would have done this anyway, but even accidentally, it’s good to know I can never escape watching Qxir

  • @veakira1620
    @veakira1620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Swear you always upload when I'm drunk, must be the Irish connection

    • @alsandar2611
      @alsandar2611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Its called tales from the bottle.
      Sooo...
      Cheers.

    • @RAZERDsXe
      @RAZERDsXe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or it just means ur drunk all the time

  • @tur3xpa475
    @tur3xpa475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A little fact: Lubang Island (The Island on where he hid for nearly 30yrs) has a Tourist attraction called Onoda trail and Caves to preserve the history of Onoda

  • @Justino__
    @Justino__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now THIS, is a tale from a bottle

  • @CanadianAvian
    @CanadianAvian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    "He was pardoned of his crimes because he claimed to believe the war was still ongoing."
    Yeah, I mean, it's not like killing civilians is against the Geneva Conventions or anything.

    • @zachanikwano
      @zachanikwano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah wait a minute they killed mostly civilians didn't they?

    • @Keznen
      @Keznen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Luca Augment Especially considering the US killed tons of civilians when they bombed Japan not once but twice.

    • @fds7476
      @fds7476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yeah, but Japan never ratified the Geneva Conventions.
      Though I still think they violated all kinds of rules and customs of war.

    • @ThitutUhthalye
      @ThitutUhthalye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Keznen If included fire bombing which in effect as destructive as nuclear bomb. It wouldn’t be twice, but sixty-nine times. US “terror bombing” was a war crime comparable to the Holocaust yet done by the victor so it’s okay.

    • @DakotaofRaptors
      @DakotaofRaptors 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ThitutUhthalye not comparable at all: since when does bombing cities in the air equate to luring prisoners in a room and gassing them?

  • @nitrocharge2404
    @nitrocharge2404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You can't deny his spirit

  • @QuackersMcCrackers
    @QuackersMcCrackers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    7:15 Ah crap, he kills himself, doesn't h-
    "He moved to São Paulo, Brazil, in 1974, raised cattle, and got married".
    Huh. I guess not ^_^

    • @chimpazoo1143
      @chimpazoo1143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sao Paulo*

    • @QuackersMcCrackers
      @QuackersMcCrackers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chimpazoo1143 Ah thank you :)

    • @dashinator3251
      @dashinator3251 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he's not a millennial lol

    • @caduhidalgo4996
      @caduhidalgo4996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chimpazoo1143 Actually, the name "São Paulo" has the tilde accentuation on "São". This is to declare the intonation of a strong syllable that should be nasalized in Portuguese (Which "São" is).

    • @chimpazoo1143
      @chimpazoo1143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@caduhidalgo4996 Yes i know, mas na "nomenclatura" inglesa, o til é retirado.
      Seria a mesma coisa de escrever "New York" ao invés de "Nova Iorque", os dois estão corretos, mas o último é o mais favorável.

  • @irvingramirez2335
    @irvingramirez2335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’ve heard of this story many many times but it’s nice hearing your take on it. Nice work mate 💯🔥

  • @cocacola4blood365
    @cocacola4blood365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Somebody this indoctrinated to military code, I'm surprised he didn't have a "war on/war off" switch.

  • @KarrierBag
    @KarrierBag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just love how you tell a story, i would say one of the best on youtube.

  • @ninitehchsnavi5238
    @ninitehchsnavi5238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is filling me with so much emotions. Imagine you. 4 guys. Left behind with a mission. And you all decide to not give up. What kind of bond that is.

  • @grizzlyaddams3606
    @grizzlyaddams3606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Why I adhere to the strict policy of ALWAYS being a Superior Orficer.

  • @n1njachikin
    @n1njachikin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mad respect. He followed the first general order to the letter.
    I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.

  • @trj1442
    @trj1442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another great doco. Love the graphics. Cheers Qxir.

  • @leopirdas6577
    @leopirdas6577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy is honestly one of the best videos

    • @Qxir
      @Qxir  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am a pretty good video

    • @leopirdas6577
      @leopirdas6577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Qxir ah fuck. 😂 Best video makers**. You and Sgt Ducky are the best

  • @sacc4022
    @sacc4022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always look forward to these videos. Thanks for making them.👍

  • @TheGoodContent37
    @TheGoodContent37 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Imagine what his superior thought when they told him he needed to go convince this guy the war was over. How would that conversation be. "Hey, so, did you kind of forget a couple soldiers 2 decades ago?".

  • @skykatkat
    @skykatkat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    1 view, 9 comments, 31 likes. I think TH-cam has had too much whisky again.

  • @dedsec6072
    @dedsec6072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Imperial army japanese fights for a long time, sees all that anime shit in japan and left

    • @tophatminion.7558
      @tophatminion.7558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      steps of boat into japan
      looks left
      looks right
      gets back on boat
      " fucking weebs"

  • @jhavajoe3792
    @jhavajoe3792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember reading an interview with him. He said he only got sick once in 40 years, by
    eating something that didn't agree with him. In the later years, he admitted he was a "fool."

  • @bottle_patate9524
    @bottle_patate9524 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I already knew this story but, your way of narrating it, the animations,the humor is just so good I watched it and loved it, and so is true for your other videos,they're really great 👍👍

  • @tfk_001
    @tfk_001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    War: ends
    Private Nakumara: I literally don't care

  • @mikepowers7093
    @mikepowers7093 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Warped comedy and i learn something? You have a gift, bro. Keep 'em coming 👍

  • @G69351
    @G69351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love these videos

  • @stanettiels7367
    @stanettiels7367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I wonder if they’ll back date his military pay for him?

    • @ye7562
      @ye7562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lol

  • @philipbay1548
    @philipbay1548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:25 best line of the video

  • @Arkasha-Z
    @Arkasha-Z ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy hell. Mans rifle was still working after 30 years in a damn jungle. Props to whoever made that rifle and to him for maintaining it so well.

  • @nickelpence
    @nickelpence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    4:40 a while back I've read Hiroo Onada's book, and if I remember correctly, he actually came back and tried to convince them;
    I might be wrong and confusing him with someone else tough.

  • @Yolloface-cr7le
    @Yolloface-cr7le 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just watched one of your videos and you uploaded. Nice Christmas present

  • @chisel4164
    @chisel4164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    This man was fanatically ignorant. Imagine thinking a war could last 30 years with absolutely no soldiers in sight and ignoring any evidence that Japan actually surrendered.

    • @williambudden9453
      @williambudden9453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @Cameron Campbell Eh even so he should eventually see reason. A few months, sure, but thirty years?

    • @jadefalcon001
      @jadefalcon001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @Cameron Campbell Willful ignorance is ignorance by both name and definition. He had a worldview and was absolutely determined to maintain it regardless of contravening facts.
      And he murdered people in the process.
      Honestly, he's a fucking war criminal and should've been treated as such.

    • @grizzlyaddams3606
      @grizzlyaddams3606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's kinda like the flat-earfers. They only beileve what they want to ear.

    • @cman8995
      @cman8995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I don't think anyone can make a rational decision when they spend years living inside a rat tunnel and eating nothing but bananas.

    • @jerrell1169
      @jerrell1169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Cameron Campbell This was not always the case, and claiming so of all Japanese troops is both false and dangerous. The majority of Japanese troops would not commit suicide if given the chance, this is exemplified by Japanese troops whose COs were killed in battle and who surrendered shortly after or alternatively by Kamikaze pilots who often returned to base.
      Japanese culture and customs do not (generally) stump human survival instincts, without someone who could just as easily get them killed as the enemy the Japanese troops often refused to continue fighting.
      Granted this wasn’t always the case, plenty of units were extremely brainwashed and dedicated, these were the same units which committed the atrocities that happened in China and the Philippines.
      It’s however important for me to note that the suicidal charges and kamikaze attacks occurred as a symptom of *social* stigma and pressure, there was no real social stigma nor pressure for him to continue fighting as his comrades had long since passed or had no real power to question their “leader”.
      He certainly was ignorant, however he was willingly ignorant. It’s just a case of the sunk cost fallacy, basically he spent so much of his life in service of the Empire of Japan and has survived in the name of Japan in the jungle that he simply refused to accept that surrender was possible simply because it would mean most of his life would’ve gone to waste for nothing.

  • @andrewince8824
    @andrewince8824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fair fucking play. Nearly 30 years and his equipment was all still fit for service. That's some serious discipline.

  • @ponysoftonline4533
    @ponysoftonline4533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a dedicated patriot and unbreakable soldier. Honor is given to this man, his country and its sanctity must have meant a lot to him.

  • @corbanallen4116
    @corbanallen4116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thx for the vid! I love WWII history, so thanks for talking about this!

  • @kestutisvaiciunas8663
    @kestutisvaiciunas8663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I mean - give him a break, he didn't know squat about nukes. He thought "How can an island of 300 million be invaded so fast?"

    • @LTPottenger
      @LTPottenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Without technology era US could never invade.

    • @tiko4621
      @tiko4621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Island of 300 million? Japanese population was around 70 million in 1940

  • @garygallo
    @garygallo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the constant uploads, you're a treasure.

  • @gatorermy8204
    @gatorermy8204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    MAKE THE OKLAHOMA BOMING VID ALREADY!!!!!

    • @ye7562
      @ye7562 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

  • @Kansasavation
    @Kansasavation ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Grandma was one of his nurses when he was recovering in hospital

  • @RijaMo
    @RijaMo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a Filipino, I dont know what to feel against this man. I guess thats war for ya

  • @N3tech
    @N3tech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a story I’ve heard multiple times, but I love your story telling so much, I’m gonna listen to it again. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @gamingmetnoel1900
    @gamingmetnoel1900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *Peace was never an option*

  • @wyatt8274
    @wyatt8274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m not crying, you’re crying

  • @nickstonehenge
    @nickstonehenge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You either die a hero or live long enough to become a hiroo

  • @breadsnake4960
    @breadsnake4960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “Refused to surrender” so the opposite of chess players?

  • @elvampir0
    @elvampir0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WHAT!? He surrendered while he still had 500 rounds left!? *Coward!*

  • @geokgaming3175
    @geokgaming3175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “ papa, WW11 is over, your ok!”

  • @F-18Super
    @F-18Super 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “It may take 3, it may take 5, but my dear friend you must survive”

  • @TaFusaro
    @TaFusaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    During these war periods most Japanese families went to Brazil, my family is one exemple of that. Until today, we travel across Brazil and Japan. I didn’t know he was lived in Brazil, really interesting history.

  • @burtthebeast4239
    @burtthebeast4239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💯💯💯💯💯 love how you do these videos Brother... The characters are hilarious....

  • @harrisonmishler616
    @harrisonmishler616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should do a video on the Toledo war. A war between Michigan and Ohio for a relatively small strip of land

  • @14tev65
    @14tev65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks!

  • @TrueMexican775
    @TrueMexican775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I surely though he was gonna make an "anime was a mistake" joke when Hiroo rejected the *modernized* Japan xd
    Even though anime came much later than the 70's. It's still a huge U turn in the culture

    • @jobdylan5782
      @jobdylan5782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they had anime in the 70's

  • @sampletext3081
    @sampletext3081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so he got away with 30 murders? my mans was a legal serial killer

  • @dantean
    @dantean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wait--aren't we merely taking for granted there's not still some loyal Japanese out there somewhere, squatting in a tree, simply chomping at the bit for an opportunity to leap to the defense of the Empire? Sure, he'd be a little long in the tooth by now, but those boys had a lot gumption some of them. I mean A LOT of gumption.
    On another, related note, am I the only one to notice the irony of the subject of the video dying of HEART FAILURE? I mean, if there's ANYTHING that guy had it was heart. No brains, but a heart as big as all outdoors.

    • @joeg5414
      @joeg5414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I mean, They would be in their 90s. Don't think they're going to suddenly pop up and start killing people now.

    • @LTPottenger
      @LTPottenger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eating a banana only diet is not too healthy, lots of sugar. Amazing he did not die a lot sooner.

    • @vaukest5888
      @vaukest5888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LTPottenger He would have been eating undomesticated bananas which have a lot more water and more resemble berries on the inside. Also he would have been eating whatever was inside the village he raided.

    • @RAFMnBgaming
      @RAFMnBgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      At this point ww2 is long enough ago that anyone who fought in it didn't, and was like 8 or 9 at the time.

  • @DonutLord32
    @DonutLord32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude was at war for most of my life. Thats insane alright

  • @lancejensen9750
    @lancejensen9750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Other youtubers: a brave and loyal soldier
    Qxir: a crazy fookin larper

  • @Mike-eo5jk
    @Mike-eo5jk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the continued terrific videos. Informative and hilarious! Cheers!

  • @epicgamernik76
    @epicgamernik76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It may take 3 years, it may take 5, but I will come back with the milk, son.