Oba: The Last Samurai

The Battle of Saipan. Nearing the end of WWII, the last remaining Japanese soldiers were prepared to fight to the very end. Led by Captain Oba, the men never gave up hope - believing in the Samurai creed of death before dishonour. Nicknamed The Fox by the Americans, Oba outsmarted them at every turn. With 47 surviving soldiers, they still fought on, unaware Japan had conceded defeat. A rare example of the war genre, Oba The Last Samurai tells the story from both Japanese and American perspectives and is based on the novel by Don Jones who fought in this very battle.After the war, the island was renamed Suicide Island by Japan. (Madman Entertainment)