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2014

Nobi

Fires on the Plain

野火

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

(c)SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER

Release Date
July, 25th, 2015
Running Time
87 min
Genre
Drama , Mystery , Historical , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP, Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

KAIJYU THEATER

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

KAIJYU THEATER

[ Story ]

Live adaption of Ooka Shohei‘s same-named seminal novel about war, produced after two decades in germination. Although an indie film with Tetsuo: The Iron Man director Tsukamoto Shinya handling six roles including director, lead actor and cinematographer, the world premiere took place at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in the official competition.
The island of Leyte in the Philippines at the end of World War II. Tubercular private Tamura (Tsukamoto) wanders through the jungle while being tormented by hunger and menace from enemy soldiers after being driven from a field hospital overburdened with wounded soldiers.

[ Official Site ]

http://nobi-movie.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2014 Venice International Film Festival,Competition
2014 Toronto International Film Festival,Wavelengths
2014 TOKYO FILMeX, Opening Film
2015 Tokyo International Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

Nikkatsu Corporation
International Sales

3-28-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Attn: KAWAI Emico, YAMAMOTO Umi, OKUYAMA Ruka
tel: +81 3 5689 1014
fax: +81 3 5689 1044
E-mail: international@nikkatsu.co.jp
https://intl.nikkatsu.com

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