Where to watch Fires on the Plain in the United States
Fires on the Plain (1959) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to stream on Criterion Channel.
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You can watch Fires on the Plain (1959) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Can a man retain his soul when hunger and sickness strip away every shred of civilization? This haunting portrait follows a dying soldier's lonely trek through a war-torn wasteland where the line between survival and depravity vanishes.
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) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
7.6/10
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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
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Watch Fires on the Plain on Kanopy with a participating library card. Watch Fires on the Plain for free on Darkroom. Fires on the Plain is streaming on Criterion Channel. Rent Fires on the Plain on Apple TV+. Rent Fires on the Plain on Fandango At Home. Buy Fires on the Plain on Apple TV+. Buy Fires on the Plain on Fandango At Home. We have not verified a current option on Netflix, Hulu, Max, Disney+, Prime Video. Availability last verified September 26, 2026.