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Fires on the Plain

1959105 min 7.6 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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.

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Release / first air1959-11-03
Original languageJA
GenresDrama, War
DirectorKon Ichikawa
WriterShohei Ooka
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionDaiei Film

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10 cast members
Eiji FunakoshiEiji FunakoshiTamura
Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaYasuda
Mickey CurtisMickey CurtisNagamatsu
Hikaru HoshiHikaru HoshiSoldier
Mantarō UshioMantarō UshioSergeant
Masaya TsukidaMasaya TsukidaSoldier
Koh SugitaKoh SugitaSoldier
Yoshihiro HamaguchiYoshihiro HamaguchiOfficer
Tatsuya IshiguroTatsuya IshiguroUnshaven Army Doctor
Yoshio InabaYoshio InabaSquad Leader

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#world war ii#defeat#philippines#pacific war#black and white#cannibal#struggle for survival#japanese army#japanese soldier#horrors of war#cannibalism#left behind

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