Nobi (Fires on the Plain)
1959 · Movie · 108 min. · Japan
It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Among them is Pvt. Tamura. The situation goes from bad to worse and in the face of the brutal conditions facing the men, some go insane and resort to murder and cannibalism. In the midst of this, Pvt. Tamura tries to survive without giving up his principles.
Direction Kon Ichikawa
Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Osamu Takizawa · Mickey Curtis · Mantarô Ushio · Kyû Sazanka · Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Soundtrack Yasushi Akutagawa
Screenplay Natto Wada · Shohei Ooka
Cinematography Setsuo Kobayashi
Original title Nobi (Fires on the Plain)
7.5
618 votes (FilmAffinity)
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