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Fires on the Plain
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You can watch Fires on the Plain (1959) for free on Kanopy.
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.
Fires on the Plain is a film that explores themes of world war ii, philippines, pacific war. It also touches on cannibal and struggle for survival and japanese army.
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Mantarō Ushio, Kyū Sazanka, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Hikaru Hoshi, Masaya Tsukida, Kô Sugita, Tatsuya Ishiguro
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Fires on the Plain
You can watch Fires on the Plain (1959) for free on Kanopy.
IMDb
7.6/10
RT Critics
100%
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Mantarō Ushio, Kyū Sazanka, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Hikaru Hoshi, Masaya Tsukida, Kô Sugita, Tatsuya Ishiguro
3 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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world war ii · philippines · pacific war · cannibal · struggle for survival · japanese army · 1940s
Watch Fires on the Plain for free on Kanopy. Watch Fires on the Plain for free on Darkroom. Fires on the Plain is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability last verified April 16, 2026.