Fires on the Plain (film)
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| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Written by | Natto Wada Shohei Ooka (novel) |
| Starring | Eiji Funakoshi Osamu Takizawa Mickey Curtis |
| Music by | Yasushi Akutagawa |
| Cinematography | Setsuo Kobayashi |
| Editing by | Tatsuji Nakashizu |
| Distributed by | Daiei |
| Release date(s) |  November 3, 1959 |
| Running time | 104 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Fires on the Plain (野火 Nobi?) is a 1959 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa.
[edit] Awards
In 1960, the film won the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography, the Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Eiji Funakoshi) and the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Actor (Eiji Funakoshi), all three in Tokyo. In 1961 it also won the Golden Sail at the Locarno International Film Festival.
[edit] Primary cast
- Eiji Funakoshi as Tamura
- Osamu Takizawa as Yasuda
- Mickey Curtis as Nagamatsu
- Mantarô Ushio as Sergeant
- Kyu Sazanaka as Army surgeon
- Yoshihiro Hamaguchi as Officer
- Asao Sano as Soldier
- Masaya Tsukida as Soldier
- Hikaru Hoshi as Soldier
[edit] External links
- Fires on the Plain at the Internet Movie Database
- (Japanese) Fires on the Plain at the Japanese Movie Database
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