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Fires on the Plain

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A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality near the end of World War II.
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Anton Bitel Little White Lies 09/13/2017
From beginning to end, Tsukamoto confronts us with the horrors of war while refusing to countenance any notion of heroics - and the results, though not at all as pretty as the jungle landscapes, are unflinching, devastating and hard to forget. Go to Full Review Fernando E. Juan Lima Otroscines.com 12/29/2023
4.5/5
This return to transgression reunites us with the best of Tsukamoto. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Manu Yáñez Otroscines.com 12/29/2023
4.5/5
Tsukamoto conceives Fires on the Plain as a consistent and relentless immersion into the horror of war. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 12/01/2019
"Fires on the Plain" is not a masterpiece, but the extremity in the presentation of the anti-war message definitely sets it apart as a cult spectacle that fans of the genre will definitely appreciate. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine 09/16/2019
8/10
The film is more a place that you visit than a story you are told. [...] It's a tightly packed, relentless and very harrowing experience. Go to Full Review C.J. Prince Way Too Indie 06/15/2019
The final result is something awkward and dull, an anti-war film that never hits its intended mark. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/10/2015 A brutal nightmare scenario of war in the Philippines during the last days of WWII See more Read all reviews
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Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Director

Rirî Furankî

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Tatsuya Nakamura

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Yuko Nakamura

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Dean Newcombe

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Shin'ya Tsukamoto

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality near the end of World War II.
Director
Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Screenwriter
Shohei Ooka, Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Production Co
Shochiku Co. Ltd.
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 27m
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