Fires on the Plain

Nan
1h 45m
1959
7.6 /10 (118)

Overview

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : , 日本語
Released Date: 1959-11-03

Top Billed Cast

Eiji Funakoshi

Tamura

Osamu Takizawa

Yasuda

Mickey Curtis

Nagamatsu

Mantarō Ushio

Sergeant

Kyū Sazanka

Army surgeon

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Officer

Hikaru Hoshi

Soldier

Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

Kô Sugita

Soldier

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yoshio Inaba

Jun Hamamura

Asao Sano

Soldier

Shin Date

Kōichi Itō

Kisao Tobita

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