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1959
  • Drama
  • War

Fires on the Plain

野火
Runtime
1h 45m
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Countries
  • JP
  • Japan
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Languages
  • ja
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.

Crew
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Natto Wada
Writer
Shohei Ooka
Novel
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Cast
Eiji Funakoshi
Tamura
Osamu Takizawa
Yasuda
Mickey Curtis
Nagamatsu
Mantarō Ushio
Sergeant
Kyū Sazanka
Army surgeon
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    Nov. 3, 1959
  • Original Language
    Japanese
  • Production Companies
    • Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.

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