Fires on the plain : Nobei /

In the most powerful of all Japanese anti-war films, acts of cannibalism bring home the terrifying brutality of war. Japanese troops are in retreat in the Philippines. Supplies run out and discipline crumbles.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films
Other Authors:	Nagata, Massaichi, Ichikawa, Kon, 1915-2008, Wada, Natsuto, 1920-1983, Funakoshi, Eiji, Takizawa, Osamu, 1906-2000, Curtis, Mickey, 1938-, Hoshi, Hikaru, Sano, Asao, Ōoka, Shōhei, 1909-1988
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese language soundtrack with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[New York] : Janus Films : [2006]
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Motion pictures and the war. Motion pictures, Japanese. Foreign films. War films. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	In the most powerful of all Japanese anti-war films, acts of cannibalism bring home the terrifying brutality of war. Japanese troops are in retreat in the Philippines. Supplies run out and discipline crumbles.
Item Description:	Originally produced as motion picture in 1959. Based on Nobi / Shohei Ooka. Released as part of the "Essential Art House : 50 Years of Janus Films." A foreign film. Widescreen presentation. Aspect ratio 2:35:1. Not rated. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Setsuo Kobayashi ; music, Yasushi Akutagawa.