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1959

Fires on the Plain

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

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.

Duration

1h 45m

Released

November 3, 1959

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7.6

Rating115

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Cast25

  • Eiji Funakoshi
  • Osamu Takizawa
  • Mickey Curtis
  • Mantarō Ushio
  • Kyū Sazanka
  • Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
  • Hikaru Hoshi
  • Masaya Tsukida
  • Kô Sugita

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