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Fires on the Plain

Released NR 105 min 7.9/10 Votes: 5382

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.

Type:

Movie

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Genre:

Drama, War

Release:

1959-11-03

Year:

2024

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Companies:

Daiei Film

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