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Fires on the Plain
General Details
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writer:
Shohei Ooka, Natto Wada
Producer:
Hiroaki Fujii, Masaichi Nagata
Theatrical:
1959
Rated:
Unrated
Studio:
Daiei Studios
Genre:
Drama
Duration:
108
IMDb:
0053121
DVD Details
Languages:
Japanese, Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
English
Sound:
Mono
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Picture Format:
Anamorphic Widescreen
UPC:
715515022620
Discs:
1
Region:
1
Release:
Mar 2007
Price:
$29.95
Credits
Tamura
Eiji Funakoshi
Yasuda
Osamu Takizawa
Nagamatsu
Mickey Curtis
Sergeant
Mantarô Ushio
Army surgeon
Kyu Sazanaka
Officer
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Soldier
Asao Sano
Soldier
Masaya Tsukida
Soldier
Hikaru Hoshi
Jun Hamamura
(as Yuji Hayakawa)
Yuzo Hayakawa
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Soldier
Yasushi Sugita
Army surgeon
Kyû Sazanka
Cinematographer
Setsuo Kobayashi
Cinematographer
Setsuo Shibata
Editor
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Summary
It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Among them is Pvt. Tamura. The situation goes from bad to worse and in the face of the brutal conditions facing the men, some go insane and resort to murder and cannibalism. In the midst of this, Pvt. Tamura tries to survive without giving up his principles.
