Fires on the Plain (1963)

Movie
Audience Score
76
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NR 1 hr 45 minSep 24th, 1963War, Drama
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.
StarringEiji FunakoshiOsamu TakizawaMickey Curtis
DirectorKon Ichikawa
WriterNatto Wada

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 24th, 1963
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Daiei Film
Movie Tags:
world war iiphilippines1940scannibalpacific warjapanese army