Fires on the plain Nobi
DVD - 2007
"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"--Container.
- Series
- Criterion collection ;
378.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Feature films
War films
Historical films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
-
[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection
[2007]
- Language
- Japanese
English - Item Description
- English credits from English subtitles.
Based on the novel: Nobi / by Shōhei Ōoka.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
"Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Disc label.
Special features (33 min.): introduction by film scholar Donald Richie (2006, 12 min.); interview with Ichikawa & Curtis (2005-2006, 21 min.); color bars.
Booklet includes an essay by Chuck Stephens ("Both ends burning"). - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.
- Awards
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Director; Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Actor (Funakoshi) and Best Screenplay; Golden Sail Award, Locarno International Film Festival; Mainichi Film Concours Award for Best Actor (Funakoshi).
- Production Credits
- Cinematography, Setsuo Kobayashi ; music, Yasushi Akutagawa.
- ISBN
- 1934121282
9781934121283 - Corporate Author
- Other Authors
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A Japanese regiment lays down its arms in Burma at the end of World War II, but a harp-playing private who's been traumatized by combat becomes a Buddhist monk and stays behind to bury the dead. With its mellifluous score, Kon Ichikawa's antiwar film poignantly shows the salutary effect of music on defeated soldiers. The director revisits the war with the jointly released Fires on the Plain (ISBN 1-934121-28-2. $29.95) about one soldier's plunge into degradation after being refused medical aid. Both titles are recommended for most collections. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
As Japan is slowly beaten down during World War II, Private Tamura and his fellow soldiers are stranded in the Philippines, forced into a terrible sacrifice when supplies run out and discipline crumbles.
