An agonizing portrait of desperate Japanese soldiers stranded in a strange land during World War II, Kon Ichikawa's FIRES ON THE PLAIN is a compelling descent into psychological and physical oblivion. from thirdwindowfilms PRO on April 19, 2020. Fires on the Plain is set on the island of Leyte in the Philippines during World War II, where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings. Share to Pinterest. The novel was widely translated and ranks… Fires on the Plain focuses on the psychological and emotional struggles of Tamura as the soldier is kicked out of his unit, sets off on his own, later rejoins the scattered remnants of the Japanese army still on the island, and then struggles for survival in the company of two men who have turned to cannibalism in order to stay alive. Genres: Horror. Receive Updates. Fires on the Plain (a loose remake of Kon Ichikawa’s 1959 classic) ostensibly documents Japan’s retreat from the Philippines in the final weeks of the second world war. Featured Products TCM Annual Catalog: 2019 Edition. Subtitles: English. Share to Twitter. In 1953-54 he became a Fulbright Visiting Professor at Yale University, and subsequently lectured on French literature at Meiji University in Tokyo. Share to Tumblr. Other articles where Fires on the Plain is discussed: Ōoka Shōhei: …best-known novel is Nobi (1951; Fires on the Plain; filmed 1952), which tells the story of Tamura, a sick Japanese soldier wandering in the Philippine jungles in the aftermath of the war who eventually goes mad and is saved by his Christian faith. Fires on the Plain is Kivel’s second album of 2016, and given how his records demand more time than most listeners will ever give it, he probably hasn’t … FIRES ON THE PLAIN. Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1959 • Japan Starring Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis An agonizing portrait of desperate Japanese soldiers stranded in a strange land during World War II, Kon Ichikawa’s FIRES ON THE PLAIN is a compelling descent into psychological and physical oblivion. Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1959 • Japan Starring Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis An agonizing portrait of desperate Japanese soldiers stranded in a strange land during World War II, Kon Ichikawa’s FIRES ON THE PLAIN is a compelling descent into psychological and physical oblivion. Share to Facebook. $5.95. Watch trailer. Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes. EMBED EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Share to Reddit. Fires on the plain Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The Farmer's Daughter DVD $14.96 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir DVD $11.21 Film Noir Collection DVD $8.95 Mature. Within this broader disintegration is another, that of a single human being, Private Tamura. "Fires on the Plain" is not a masterpiece, but the extremity in the presentation of the anti-war message definitely sets it apart as a cult spectacle that fans of the genre will definitely appreciate. In 1944 he joined the Japanese Army and was taken a prisoner in the Philippine defeat of 1945, experiences that figure prominently in Fires on the Plain. Share via email.