Fires on the plain [videorecording] / a Kon Ichikawa film ; Daiei Studios ; produced by Masaichi Nagata ; directed by Kon Ichikawa ; screenplay by Natto Wada ; photography by Setsuo Kobayashi.
In the most powerful of all Japanese anti-war films, acts of cannibalism bring home the terrifying brutality of war. Japanese troops are in retreat in the Philippines. Supplies run out and discipline crumbles.
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| Other title: | Nobi (Motion picture) |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese English |
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Irvington, New York :
Criterion Collection [Distributor],
©2007.
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
378. |
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| Summary: | In the most powerful of all Japanese anti-war films, acts of cannibalism bring home the terrifying brutality of war. Japanese troops are in retreat in the Philippines. Supplies run out and discipline crumbles. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as motion picture in 1959. Based on the novel by Shōhei Ōoka. Special features: video introduction by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie; video piece featuring director Kon Ichikawa and actor Mickey Curtis; essay by film critic Chuck Stephens. |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (17 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Format: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; 2.35:1 aspect ratio ; high-definition digital transfer. |
| Production Credits: | Directed by Kon Ichikawa ; screenplay by Natto Wada ; photography by Setsuo Kobayashi. |
| ISBN: | 1934121282 9781934121283 |
| Participant or Performer: | Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa. |
| Language: | Japanese language soundtrack with optional English subtitles. |