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Fires on the Plain · LeviOsa

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1959·NR

DramaWar1h 45m

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Tomatometer

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92%

Popcornmeter

7.6

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Storyline

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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Fires on the Plain﹣Kon Ichikawa

Details

DirectorKon Ichikawa

ReleasedNov 3, 1959

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Daiei Film

Cast

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Tamura

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Yasuda

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Nagamatsu

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Soldier

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Sergeant

Masaya Tsukida

Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

Koh Sugita

Koh Sugita

Soldier

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Officer

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Unshaven Army Doctor

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Squad Leader

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Deranged Officer

Asao Sano

Asao Sano

Soldier

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

X

Xan Brooks

RTGuardianJul 11, 2017

Brilliantly bonkers and bloody.

D

Deborah Young

RTThe Hollywood ReporterJul 11, 2017

Not an easy watch but a highly rewarding one.

V

Variety Staff

RTVarietyOct 23, 2007

This downbeat but fervent pic goes much further than the accepted war masterpieces in detailing humanity in crisis, and the spark left in one man. Production one of the most searing comments on war yet made.

J

Joshua Ryan

RTFandomWireSep 8, 2025

Few films have so effectively captured the limitless bounds of the human spirit when facing such harrowing circumstances.

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Information

Title

Fires on the Plain

Released

Nov 3, 1959

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 45m

Status

Released

Studio

Daiei Film

The Thin Red Line