Fires on the Plain (1959)

Name: Fires on the Plain
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1959-11-03
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Hikaru Hoshi, Mantarō Ushio

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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Released 1959-11-03 · 105 min · Drama, War

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Cast

Eiji Funakoshi as Tamura
Osamu Takizawa as Yasuda
Mickey Curtis as Nagamatsu
Hikaru Hoshi as Soldier
Mantarō Ushio as Sergeant
Masaya Tsukida as Soldier
Koh Sugita as Soldier
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi as Officer
Tatsuya Ishiguro as Unshaven Army Doctor
Yoshio Inaba as Squad Leader
Jun Hamamura as Deranged Officer
Asao Sano as Soldier
Shin Date as Squad Leader
Kōichi Itō as Army Surgeon
Kisao Tobita as Soldier