Fires on the Plain (1959)
1959 · NR · 1h 45m · Drama, War
Genres: Drama, 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.
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Shohei Ooka, Natto Wada
Music by: Yasushi Akutagawa
Cinematography: Setsuo Kobayashi
Editor: Tatsuji Nakashizu
Rated 7.6/10 by 130 viewers
Cast
Eiji Funakoshi as TamuraOsamu Takizawa as YasudaMickey Curtis as NagamatsuHikaru Hoshi as SoldierMantarō Ushio as SergeantMasaya Tsukida as SoldierKoh Sugita as SoldierYoshihiro Hamaguchi as OfficerTatsuya Ishiguro as Unshaven Army DoctorYoshio Inaba as Squad LeaderJun Hamamura as Deranged OfficerAsao Sano as SoldierMore like this
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