Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain

Movie·1959·1h 45m

Fires on the Plain

Directed By

Kon Ichikawa

Country

Japan

Language

Tagalog

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The Story

Original title: 野火

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.

Written By

Natto Wada

Producer

Masaichi Nagata

Cinematography

Setsuo Kobayashi

Music

Yasushi Akutagawa

Editor

Tatsuji Nakashizu

Themes

world war iiphilippinespacific warblack and whitecannibalstruggle for survivaljapanese army1940s

Production House

Daiei Film

Audience Score

76%

123 votes

Skip7%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection37%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Tamura

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Yasuda

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Nagamatsu

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Sergeant

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Army surgeon

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Officer

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Soldier

Masaya Tsukida

Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

Kô Sugita

Soldier

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Asao Sano

Asao Sano

Soldier

Shin Date

Kōichi Itō

Kisao Tobita

Osamu Ōkawa

Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

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Crew

Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

Director

Natto Wada

Natto Wada

Writer

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Producer

Yasushi Akutagawa

Yasushi Akutagawa

Original Music Composer

Tatsuji Nakashizu

Editor

Setsuo Kobayashi

Director of Photography

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