Mango no Ki no Shita de

Original title: マンゴーの樹の下で〜ルソン島、戦火の約束〜

• 2019
• •
• Ended

Rinko and Aya, employed in the Philippines in 1944, escape one of the most gruesome battles of the Pacific War. Based on the accounts of actual women survivors, this special depicts the friendship - the joy and sadness - shared by these two women, whose lives remain intertwined in wartime and long beyond.

Created by

Osada Ikue

Seasons

1

Episodes

1

Episode length

~1h 13m

First aired

Aug 8, 2019

Networks

NHK

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan