Fires on the Plain

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Fires on the Plain

2014

1h 27m

Drama

War

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8 Reviews

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A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality near the end of World War II.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

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.

Sep 13, 2017

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Fernando E. Juan Lima

Otroscines.com

This return to transgression reunites us with the best of Tsukamoto. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

Dec 29, 2023

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Manu Yáñez

Otroscines.com

Tsukamoto conceives Fires on the Plain as a consistent and relentless immersion into the horror of war. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

Dec 29, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

"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.

Dec 1, 2019

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

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.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 16, 2019

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

The final result is something awkward and dull, an anti-war film that never hits its intended mark.

Jun 15, 2019

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A brutal nightmare scenario of war in the Philippines during the last days of WWII

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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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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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