Fires on the Plain
·
1959
·1h 45min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
11/3/1959
Runtime
1h 45min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Japanese
Production
Daiei Film
Cast
Eiji Funakoshi
Tamura
Osamu Takizawa
Yasuda
Mickey Curtis
Nagamatsu
Hikaru Hoshi
Soldier
Mantarō Ushio
Sergeant
Masaya Tsukida
Soldier
Koh Sugita
Soldier
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Officer
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Unshaven Army Doctor
Yoshio Inaba
Squad Leader
Jun Hamamura
Deranged Officer
Asao Sano
Soldier
Shin Date
Squad Leader
Kōichi Itō
Army Surgeon
Kisao Tobita
Soldier
Osamu Ōkawa
Soldier
Manabu Morita
Guard
Sho Natsuki
Soldier
Kyōsuke Shiho
Soldier
Yūzō Hayakawa
Soldier
Shizuo Chūjō
Soldier
Tōru Konoki
Soldier
Tetsurō Takeuchi
Soldier
Keiichi Hosokawa
Guard
Fujio Yonezawa
Dead Soldier
Shunji Tsuda
Guard
Masatoki Sasaki
Acting
Yoshio Takee
Acting
Toshio Mōri
Acting
Osamu Kawai
Acting
Akira Sugiyama
Acting
Hiroshi Otsuka
Acting
Mitsuhiko Kurosu
Medic
Yutaka Takahama
Acting
Tomio Hanano
Acting
Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Acting
Hisao Watanabe
Acting
Ken Nakahara
Acting
Bing Concepcion
Filipino Man in the Shack
Antonio G. Casimiro
Filipino Man in the Village
Rosalinda J. Nicolas
Filipino Woman in the Village
Sonia Crisologo
Female Filipino Soldier
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