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Fires on the Plain

★ 7.6 1959 105 min NR DramaWar

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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Release
1959-11-03
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.6/10
Original language
JA
Status
Released
Production
Japan
Studio
Daiei Film

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DirectorKon IchikawaWriterNatto WadaCastEiji FunakoshiCastOsamu TakizawaCastMickey CurtisCastMantarō UshioCastKyū Sazanka

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Topicsworld war iidefeatphilippinespacific warblack and whitecannibalstruggle for survivaljapanese army

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