Fires on the Plain

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.

1h 45m1959NRTMDb 7.6

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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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Info

Original title: 野火
Status: Released
Released: 3 November 1959
Runtime: 1h 45m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 7.6 / 10 (130 votes)

Production

Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Shohei Ooka, Natto Wada
Studios: Daiei Film
Countries: Japan

Languages

Original: Japanese
Spoken: Tagalog, Japanese