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Feature film — 1959

Fires on the Plain (1959)

7.61h 45mDrama — War

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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A high-signal pick with 130 votes.

Daiei Film

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Director: Kon Ichikawa

On screen

Cast & crew

Eiji Funakoshi as Tamura

Eiji Funakoshi

Tamura

Osamu Takizawa as Yasuda

Osamu Takizawa

Yasuda

Mickey Curtis as Nagamatsu

Mickey Curtis

Nagamatsu

Hikaru Hoshi as Soldier

Hikaru Hoshi

Soldier

Mantarō Ushio as Sergeant

Mantarō Ushio

Sergeant

Masaya Tsukida as Soldier

Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

Koh Sugita as Soldier

Koh Sugita

Soldier

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi as Officer

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Officer

Tatsuya Ishiguro as Unshaven Army Doctor

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Unshaven Army Doctor

Yoshio Inaba as Squad Leader

Yoshio Inaba

Squad Leader

Jun Hamamura as Deranged Officer

Jun Hamamura

Deranged Officer

Asao Sano as Soldier

Asao Sano

Soldier

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