Fires on the Plain (1959)

11/03/1959 (JP) • Drama, War • 1h 45m

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.

Fires on the Plain (1959)

11/03/1959 (JP) • 1h 45m

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

Kô Sugita

Soldier

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war ii

philippines

pacific war

cannibal

struggle for survival

japanese army

1940s

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