Fires on the plain / Kadokawa Video ; Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc. ; a Kon Ichikawa film ; Daiei Studios ; produced by Masaichi Nagata ; screenplay by Natto Wada ; director, Kon Ichikawa.
In this Japanese anti-war film, acts of cannibalism bring home the terrifying brutality of war. Japanese troops are in retreat in the Philippines. Supplies run out and discipline crumbles.
| Uniform Title: | Nobi (Motion picture)
Essential Art House: 50 years of Janus films ; no.9. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | Japanese English |
| Language of the Original: |
Japanese |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Japanese dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Janus Films : Criterion Collection [distributor],
[2007], ©2007.
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Essential Art House: 50 years of Janus films ;
no.9. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
In this Japanese anti-war film, acts of cannibalism bring home the terrifying brutality of war. Japanese troops are in retreat in the Philippines. Supplies run out and discipline crumbles. |
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| Note: | Edition statement taken from back of container. Based on the novel by Shōhei Ōoka. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: New video introduction by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie; new video piece featuring director Kon Ichikawa and actor Mickey Curtis; new essay by film critic Chuck Stephens. Part of the collection: Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Accompanied by text: Essential Art House - located in the Digital and Multimedia Center. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CP2 D0078714 VideoDVD PN1997.A1 E87 2006 no.9 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 1934121282 9781934121283 |
| Credits: | Photographer, Setsuo Kobayashi ; music, Yasushi Akutagawa ; production designer, Tokuji Shibata. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC, new restored high-definition digital transfer. |
| Cast: |
Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis. |