Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure
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The original DVD cover.
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| Directed by | Chito S. Roño |
| Produced by | Douglas Quijano Sherida Monteverde Allan Escaño |
| Written by | Roy Iglesias |
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Armando Goyena Danilo Barrios Albert Martinez Vic Diaz Rustom Padilla Camille Prats |
| Music by | Nathan Brendholdt Kormann Roque |
| Cinematography | Neil Daza |
| Edited by | Manet Dayrit |
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Roadrunner Network, Inc.
MAQ Productions |
| Distributed by | Regal Entertainment |
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Running time
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113 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog English Japanese |
| Budget | PhP. 80 million (estimated) |
Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure is a 2001 Filipino epic adventure-drama film that revolves around a hidden Yamashita treasure. It was directed by acclaimed Filipino director Chito S. Roño and released by Regal Entertainment. The film won a total of 11 awards in various award-giving bodies including the coveted Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Picture.
Lolo Melo (Armando Goyena) is an old Filipino World War II veteran living in the United States who tells his war stories to his grandson Jobert (Danilo Barrios). Flashbacks to 1944, he tells the story of his participation during World War II, when his troop was ordered to bury the Yamashita treasure. When Lolo gets kidnapped, Jobert goes back to Manila in order to find the hidden treasure and save his grandfather. Jobert finds the clues to a hidden treasure in the coded, wartime diaries of his grandfather. Soon, he and his chums are in hot pursuit of the Yamashita Treasure. But, a dangerous mercenaries are also after the prize, Emong(Albert Martinez), a Philippine government official and Naguchi (Vic Diaz), a Japanese World War II veteran.
The story begins when Lolo Melo tells his story of his life and his involvement in the secret of the Yamashita Treasure to his grandson, Jobert. Jobert decided to return to the Philippines to attend a reunion with his friends and former classmates. Flashbacks of Lolo Melo's life, including his happy life with his younger brother, Peping, which he gave an expensive harmonica as a gift before he enlists in the Army. World War II breaks out and Melo, along with his brother were captured by the Imperial Japanese Army.
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