Fires on the Plain
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
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
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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 date
- Nov 3, 1959
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
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- Language
- Japanese, Tagalog
- Country
- Japan
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