Jul 25, 2015
87 min
Full-HD

Fires on the Plain (2015)

In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.

Category

War Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Kaijyu Theater

Shinya Tsukamoto

Tamura

Tatsuya Nakamura

Corporal

Lily Franky

Yasuda

Yuko Nakamura

Tamura's Wife

Yusaku Mori

Nagamatsu

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Dean Newcombe

American Soldier

Masato Tsujioka

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