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.
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Cast
43 people
Eiji Funakoshi
Tamura
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Blind Beast
Akira Natsuki
Osamu Takizawa
Yasuda
Known for
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Mickey Curtis
Nagamatsu
Known for
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
After the Storm
Hikaru Hoshi
Soldier
Known for
Floating Weeds
Gamera vs. Barugon
Mantarō Ushio
Sergeant
Known for
Floating Weeds
Masaya Tsukida
Soldier
Also in
Hiroshima
Law of the Delta Zone
Koh Sugita
Soldier
Known for
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Officer
Also in
Giants and Toys
Gamera vs. Barugon
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Unshaven Army Doctor
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Yoshio Inaba
Squad Leader
Known for
Seven Samurai
Harakiri
Jun Hamamura
Deranged Officer
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Kon Ichikawa Director · Natto Wada Screenplay Shohei Ooka Author
United States release September 24, 1963 · Produced in Japan · Languages Japanese, Tagalog
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
野火
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese · Tagalog
Release dates
Japan · November 3, 1959
Theatrical
United States · September 24, 1963
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Greece
September 12, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Russia
October 28, 2009 · Theatrical · Ретроспектива Кона Итикавы в Москве
Sweden
April 7, 1965 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 10, 1961 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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