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Fires on the Plain
76%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
Fires on the Plain (1959) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Fires on the Plain (1959) — a movie tagged as Drama and War with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Fires on the Plain 76% (123 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Fires on the Plain is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
76%
from 123 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1959-11-03
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 31427
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Where can I watch Fires on the Plain (1959)?
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Is there an official trailer for Fires on the Plain?
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What is Fires on the Plain about?
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.
Is there an AI analysis for Fires on the Plain?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Fires on the Plain?
The official runtime for Fires on the Plain is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Eiji Funakoshi
Tamura
Osamu Takizawa
Yasuda
Mickey Curtis
Nagamatsu
Mantarō Ushio
Sergeant
Kyū Sazanka
Army surgeon
- Y
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Officer
Hikaru Hoshi
Soldier
Masaya Tsukida
Soldier
- K
Kô Sugita
Soldier
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Yoshio Inaba
Jun Hamamura
Asao Sano
Soldier
- S
Shin Date
- K
Kōichi Itō
- K
Kisao Tobita
- O
Osamu Ōkawa
Manabu Morita
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