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Fires on the Plain

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.

DramaWar

Release: 1959-11-03Runtime: 105 minRating: 7.6 (122)

Cast

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Tamura

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Yasuda

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Nagamatsu

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Sergeant

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Army surgeon

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Officer

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Soldier

Masaya Tsukida

Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

Kô Sugita

Soldier

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Crew

Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

Director

Shohei Ooka

Novel

Natto Wada

Natto Wada

Writer

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Producer

Yasushi Akutagawa

Yasushi Akutagawa

Original Music Composer

Setsuo Kobayashi

Director of Photography

Tatsuji Nakashizu

Editor

Atsuji Shibata

Production Design

Asao Kumada

Production Supervisor

Tarō Yuge

Assistant Director

Clips & Videos

Fires on the Plain﹣Kon Ichikawa

Fires on the Plain﹣Kon Ichikawa