Is Fires on the Plain easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Fires on the Plain end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Fires on the Plain sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Fires on the Plain violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Fires on the Plain scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Fires on the Plain

Name: Fires on the Plain
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Shinya Tsukamoto, Tatsuya Nakamura, Lily Franky, Yuko Nakamura, Yusaku Mori

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto

Produced by Kaijyu Theater

201587 min6.3 / 10

A harrowing descent into the moral and physical degradation of soldiers facing annihilation, where survival itself becomes a corrupting force.

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

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty East Asian History & Culture Historical War Movies Military Movies Period Setting By Decade

Genres

War Drama

Keywords

World War Ii Philippines Pacific War Remake Cannibal Struggle For Survival Japanese Army 1940s

Questions people ask

Is Fires on the Plain easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does Fires on the Plain end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Fires on the Plain sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Fires on the Plain violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Is Fires on the Plain scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

49/ 100