Fires On The Plain 4K UHD + Blu-ray

An agonizing portrait of desperate Japanese soldiers stranded in a strange land during World War II, Kon Ichikawa’s Fires on the Plain is a compelling descent into psychological and physical oblivion. Denied hospital treatment for tuberculosis and cast off into the unknown, Private Tamura treks across an unfamiliar Philippine landscape, encountering an increasingly debased cross section of Imperial Army soldiers, who eventually give in to the most terrifying craving of all. Grisly yet poetic, Fires on the Plain is one of the most powerful works from one of Japanese cinema’s most versatile filmmakers.
 
Film Info
 
Japan 
1959
104 minutes
Black & White
2.39:1
Japanese 
Spine #378
 
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
 
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Introduction by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie
Program featuring interviews with director Kon Ichikawa and actor Mickey Curtis
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by critic Chuck Stephens