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Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain (1959)

NR 1h 45m 6.1/10 IMDb
DramaWar

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.

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Cast: Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Mantarō Ushio, Kyū Sazanka

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Terminal illness

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence
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