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Movie: Fires on the Plain
Romaji: Nobi
Japanese: 野火
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Writer: Shohei Ooka (novel), Shinya Tsukamoto
Producer: Shinya Tsukamoto
Cinematographer: Shinya Tsukamoto, Satoshi Hayashi
World Premiere: Aug. 27-Sept. 6, 2014 (Venice Film Festival)
Release Date: July 25, 2015
Runtime: 87 min.
Genre: War / Period-1940 / Arthouse
Language: Japanese, Filipino
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces faces resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.

Notes

Based on novel "Nobi" by Shohei Ooka (published 1951 by Sogensha).

Cast



Shinya Tsukamoto	Lily Franky	Tatsuya Nakamura	Yusaku Mori
Private Tamura	Yasuda	Corporal	Nagamatsu

Additional Cast Members:

Trailers

Film Festivals

2014 (71st) Venice Film Festival - Aug. 27-Sept. 6, 2014 - Venezia 71 *World Premiere
2014 (39th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 4-14, 2014 - Wavelengths *North American Premiere
2014 (19th) Busan International Film Festival - Oct. 2-11, 2014 - A Window on Asian Cinema
2015 (44th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - Jan. 21-Feb. 1, 2015 - Signals: Really? Really
2015 (38th) Göteborg International Film Festival - Jan. 23-Feb. 3, 2015 - Focus: Japan
2015 (10th) Osaka Asian Film Festival - March 6-15, 2015 - Special Screenings
2015 (15th) Nippon Connection - June 2-7, 2015 - Nippon Cinema *German Premiere
2015 (15th) New Horizons International Film Festival - July 23-Aug. 2, 2015 - Season 2014/2015
2015 (28th) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 22-31, 2015 - Japan Now