Fires on the Plain (1959)
Fires on the Plain (1959)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.



Currently Fires on the Plain is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Kanopy, Darkroom
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Cast & Crew.

Eiji Funakoshi
Tamura

Osamu Takizawa
Yasuda

Mickey Curtis
Nagamatsu

Mantarō Ushio
Sergeant

Kyū Sazanka
Army surgeon

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Officer

Hikaru Hoshi
Soldier

Masaya Tsukida
Soldier

Yasushi Sugita
Soldier

Kô Sugita
Soldier

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yoshio Inaba

Asao Sano
Soldier

Kon Ichikawa
Director

Shohei Ooka
Novel

Natto Wada
Writer

Masaichi Nagata
Producer

Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer

Setsuo Kobayashi
Director of Photography

Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor

Atsuji Shibata
Production Design

Asao Kumada
Production Supervisor

Tarō Yuge
Assistant Director

Ken'ichi Nishii
Sound
Media.



Details.
Release DateNovember 3, 1959
Original Name野火
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war ii
philippines
japanese army
1940s
cannibal
pacific war
Wiki.
Fires on the Plain (野火, Nobi) is a 1959 Japanese war film directed by Kon Ichikawa, starring Eiji Funakoshi. The screenplay, written by Natto Wada, is based on the novel Nobi (Tokyo 1951) by Shōhei Ōoka, translated as Fires on the Plain. It initially received mixed reviews from both Japanese and international critics concerning its violence and bleak theme. In following decades, however, it has become highly regarded.
Fires on the Plain follows a tubercular Japanese private and his attempt to stay alive during the latter part of World War II. Kon Ichikawa has noted its thematic struggle between staying alive, and crossing the ultimate low.
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