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Short review of the release on laser disc. Rated B+ for movie content, B for the quality of transfer to disc.
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JAPAN/1959/SUBTITLES/BW/FULLSCREEN 1.33:1/105 MINUTES/DIRECTED BY KON ICHIKAWA/STARRING
EIJI FUNAKOSHI, OSAMU TAKIZAWA/VOYAGER/24 CHAPS/CLV/$49.95
Like Ichikawas earlier The Burmese Harp ,
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Says that the film is worth a viewing by North Americans because it portrays World War II from the perspective of the "enemy." Has spoilers. Rated 3.5/4.
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Fires on the Plain is a 1959 Japanese film which is an invaluable
experience for us North Americans just for the virtue of being a film about
World War II as depicted by the "enemy". It's easy for
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Notes on the director, and on the novel upon which the film is based. Things to watch for when viewing the movie.
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ON THE PLAIN (NOBI) (1962) 1HR 45 (LD/WS)
THE DIRECTOR: KON ICHIKAWA (1915-)
Japanese director, producer. Began career as cartoonist. Able to appeal
to popular audiences yet still maintain
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Capsule review of this horrifying film.
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Wandering in dazed retreat from the advancing American army, a Japanese soldier crosses the appalling devastation of a Philippine island, his life spared only because his tubercular condition makes him unfit for consumption by the starving, dehumanized mas
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Wandering in dazed retreat from the advancing American army, a Japanese soldier crosses the appalling devastation of a Philippine island, his
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Review of this grim war movie. Cast and credits. Rated 5/5.
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1959, Movie, NR, 105 mins
A grim, intense Japanese war drama, FIRES ON THE PLAIN follows Funakoshi, a tubercular soldier condemned to wander a battle-scarred landscape
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