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Fires on the Plain

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Fires on the Plain

7.6

1h 45m

1959

Synopsis

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.

Director

Kon Ichikawa

DramaWar

world war iiphilippinespacific warcannibalstruggle for survivaljapanese army1940s

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Cast & Crew

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

as Tamura

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

as Yasuda

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

as Nagamatsu

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

as Sergeant

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

as Army surgeon

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

as Officer

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

as Soldier

Masaya Tsukida

Masaya Tsukida

as Soldier

Kô Sugita

as Soldier

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