War ·Drama · Japan · 2015 · 1h 27m

Fires on the Plain

野火

Fires on the Plain poster
Director
Shinya Tsukamoto
Cast
Shinya Tsukamoto as Tamura Tatsuya Nakamura as Corporal Lily Franky as Yasuda Yuko Nakamura as Tamura's Wife Yusaku Mori as Nagamatsu Hiroshi Yamamoto as
Crew
Shinya Tsukamoto — Director of Photography Satoshi Hayashi — Director of Photography Shinya Tsukamoto — Editor Chu Ishikawa — Original Music Composer Shinya Tsukamoto — Screenplay Shohei Ooka — Novel
Synopsis

In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.

Trailer Fires on the Plain — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
world war iiphilippinespacific warremakecannibalstruggle for survivaljapanese army1940s
Key Collaborators
Shinya Tsukamoto Director Shinya Tsukamoto Director of Photography Satoshi Hayashi Director of Photography Shinya Tsukamoto Editor Chu Ishikawa Original Music Composer Shinya Tsukamoto Screenplay Shohei Ooka Novel Shinya Tsukamoto Producer Hitomi Okabe Costume Design
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