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.
Cast & Crew
Eiji Funakoshi
Tamura
Lead
Osamu Takizawa
Yasuda
Mickey Curtis
Nagamatsu
Mantarō Ushio
Sergeant
Kyū Sazanka
Army surgeon
YH
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Officer
Hikaru Hoshi
Soldier
Masaya Tsukida
Soldier
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kon Ichikawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fires on the Plain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
