Fires on the Plain (1963)

  • NR
  • 09/24/1963 (US)
  • 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.

Kon Ichikawa

Director

Shohei Ooka

Novel

Natto Wada

Writer

Cast

Eiji Funakoshi's headshot

Eiji Funakoshi

Tamura
Osamu Takizawa's headshot

Osamu Takizawa

Yasuda
Mickey Curtis's headshot

Mickey Curtis

Nagamatsu
Mantarō Ushio's headshot

Mantarō Ushio

Sergeant
Kyū Sazanka's headshot

Kyū Sazanka

Army surgeon
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi's headshot

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Officer
Hikaru Hoshi's headshot

Hikaru Hoshi

Soldier
Masaya Tsukida's headshot

Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

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