Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

1959 · 105 min · JA · NR · 7.6 (97 votes)
Dir. Kon Ichikawa · Starring Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Mantarō Ushio, Kyū Sazanka, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi · Music Yasushi Akutagawa
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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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A gut-wrenching descent into the abyss of war. It's a harrowing, unflinching look at the absolute worst of humanity, leaving you with a profound sense of despair and the chilling realization of what survival can cost.

bleakharrowingdesperatevisceralslow-burngritty realismwartime dramableak arthousesurvivaldehumanizationdespairwar
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