UID:
kobvindex_ZLB14096584
Format:
1 DVD (ca. 104 Min.) : s/w
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Tonformat: DD/1.0 Mono
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1 Beih. ([21] S.)
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Bildformat: 2.35:1, 16:9 Widescreen ; NTSC
Edition:
Special ed.
ISBN:
1934121282
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [DVD-Video] 378
Content:
An agonizing portrait of desperate Japanese soldiers stranded in a strange land during World War II, Kon Ichikawa's Fires on the Plain (Nobi) 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 cinema̷s most versatile filmmakers. (Covertext)
Note:
Ländercode: 1
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Special features: New video introduction by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie, New video piece featuring director Kon Ichikawa and actor Mickey Curtis
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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The booklet contains a new essay by film critic Chuck Stephens
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Japan. mit optionalen engl. Untertiteln
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Orig.: Japan, 1959
Language:
Japanese
Author information:
Richie, Donald
Author information:
Ichikawa, Kon
