Fires on the Plain
1959-11-03
7.599
ja 105mDramaWar
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.
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Writer
Natto Wada
Novel
Shohei Ooka
Director of Photography
Setsuo Kobayashi
Assistant Director
Tarō Yuge
Original Music Composer
Yasushi Akutagawa
world war ii defeat philippines pacific war black and white cannibal struggle for survival japanese army japanese soldier horrors of war cannibalism left behind
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Japan
Companies
- Daiei Film
