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Fires on the Plain (2014)

Nobi (original title)
| Drama, War | 25 July 2015 (Japan)
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A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality in the Philippines at the tail end of WW2.

Director:

Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Writers:

Shohei Ooka (novel), Shin'ya Tsukamoto (screenplay)

Stars:

Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Lily Franky, Tatsuya Nakamura | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Shin'ya Tsukamoto ... Tamura
Lily Franky ... Yasuda (as Lily Frankie)
Tatsuya Nakamura Tatsuya Nakamura ... Corporal
Yûsaku Mori Yûsaku Mori ... Nagamatsu
Yûko Nakamura Yûko Nakamura ... Tamura's Wife
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dean Newcombe ... American Soldier
Hiroshi Suzuki Hiroshi Suzuki
Masato Tsujioka Masato Tsujioka
Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto
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Storyline

A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality in the Philippines at the tail end of WW2.

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Official Sites:

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

25 July 2015 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Fires on the Plain See more »

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Based on the 1959 film of the same name by Kon Ichikawa. See more »

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