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Fires on the Plain

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1959-11-03

Runtime: 105 mins

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Writer: Natto Wada

Spoken language: , 日本語

Genres: Drama, War

Original title: Fires on the Plain

Production Companies: Daiei Film

Production Countries: Japan

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