Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

1959
1h 45m
7.6

7.6/10

130 votes • View on IMDb
Drama War
Overview

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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Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Daiei Film
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Tagalog Japanese

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Original Title 野火
Release Date November 3, 1959
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0053121

Cast

Eiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi

Tamura

Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa

Yasuda

Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis

Nagamatsu

Hikaru Hoshi
Hikaru Hoshi

Soldier

Mantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio

Sergeant

Masaya Tsukida
Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

Koh Sugita
Koh Sugita

Soldier

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Officer

Tatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro

Unshaven Army Doctor

Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba

Squad Leader

Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura

Deranged Officer

Asao Sano
Asao Sano

Soldier

Key Crew

Kon Ichikawa
Director
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Natto Wada
Screenplay