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Fires on the Plain (1959)

7.6 IMDb 100% RT
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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.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Kon Ichikawa

Genre

Drama, War

Sub-Genre

Combat/Battle

Runtime

1 hour and 45 minutes (105 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

Note

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kon Ichikawa's anti-war film. Criterion's Japanese cinema on 4K has been excellent.

noted Apr 8, 2026

Mentions

Japanese movie recs 35

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