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| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
| Written by | Natto Wada |
| Based on | Fires on the Plain by Shōhei Ōoka |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Starring | Eiji Funakoshi Osamu Takizawa Mickey Curtis |
| Narrated by | Eiji Funakoshi |
| Cinematography | Setsuo Kobayashi |
| Edited by | Tatsuji Nakashizu |
| Music by | Yasushi Akutagawa |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Fires on the Plain (野火, Nobi) is a 1959 Japanese war film directed by Kon Ichikawa, starring Eiji Funakoshi. The screenplay, written by Natto Wada, is based on the novel Nobi (Tokyo 1951) by Shōhei Ōoka, translated as Fires on the Plain.[1] It initially received mixed reviews from both Japanese and international critics concerning its violence and bleak theme.[2][3] In following decades, however, it has become highly regarded.[4]
Fires on the Plain follows a tubercular Japanese private and his attempt to stay alive during the latter part of World War II. Kon Ichikawa has noted its thematic struggle between staying alive, and crossing the ultimate low.[5]
- ^ Translation by Ivan Morris (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1957).
- ^ Russell, Catherine (2001). "Being Two Isn't Easy: The Uneasiness of the Family in 1960s Tokyo". In Quandt, James (ed.). Kon Ichikawa. Cinematheque Ontario Monographs. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Cinematheque Ontario. pp. 258. ISBN 0-9682969-3-9.
- ^ Olaf, Moller (July–August 2001). "Glass houses - director Kon Ichikawa - Statistical Data Included". Film Comment. 37: 30–34. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Fires on the Plain (Nobi)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Ichikawa, Kon (Director) (2008-06-09). Fires on the Plain, DVD Extra: Interview with the director (DVD). Criterion Collection.