Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

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1959
1h 45m
7.6(115 votes)
Drama
War

Overview

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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Daiei Film

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Cast & Crew

25 members
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船越英二

Tamura

船越英二
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滝沢修

Yasuda

滝沢修
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五十嵐 信次郎

Nagamatsu

五十嵐 信次郎
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潮万太郎

Sergeant

潮万太郎
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山茶花究

Army surgeon

山茶花究
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浜口喜博

Officer

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星ひかる

Soldier

星ひかる
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Masaya Tsukida

Soldier

Masaya Tsukida
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Kô Sugita

Soldier

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石黒達也

Unknown Role

石黒達也
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稲葉義男

Unknown Role

稲葉義男
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浜村純

Unknown Role

浜村純
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佐野浅夫

Soldier

佐野浅夫
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伊達信

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Kōichi Itō

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飛田喜佐夫

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大川修

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Manabu Morita

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Manabu Morita
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夏木章

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Kyōsuke Shiho

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中条静夫

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中条静夫
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Tōru Konoki

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Tetsurô Takeuchi

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Keiichi Hosokawa

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早川雄三

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早川雄三

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