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Fires on the Plain
Running Time: 105 min.
Release By: Pathe Overseas Daiei

Summary:
Kon Ichikawa's adaptation of Shohei Ooka's novel -Nobi takes place in the Philippines at the end of World War II. The Japanese army is in hasty retreat from the incoming American forces. The soldiers have also been warned that the Americans will take... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Eiji Funakoshi (Tamura) Mantaro Ushio (Sergeant) Yoshihiro Hamaguchi (Officer) Osamu Takizawa (Yasuda) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Few films have captured the horror and futility of war with the bleak power of Kon Ichikawa's Fires on the Plain. Near the end of World War II, as Japanese soldiers attempt to flee the Philippines before the arrival of invading American troops, soldi ... Continue >>

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