Fires on the Plain

  • Rated 7.6 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1959
  • 1h 45m
  • 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.

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Director
Kon Ichikawa
Starring
Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Hikaru Hoshi

Cast

  • Eiji Funakoshi

    Eiji Funakoshi

    Tamura

  • Osamu Takizawa

    Osamu Takizawa

    Yasuda

  • Mickey Curtis

    Mickey Curtis

    Nagamatsu

  • Hikaru Hoshi

    Hikaru Hoshi

    Soldier

  • Mantarō Ushio

    Mantarō Ushio

    Sergeant

  • Masaya Tsukida

    Masaya Tsukida

    Soldier

  • Koh Sugita

    Koh Sugita

    Soldier

  • Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

    Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

    Officer

  • Tatsuya Ishiguro

    Tatsuya Ishiguro

    Unshaven Army Doctor

  • Yoshio Inaba

    Yoshio Inaba

    Squad Leader

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