Fires on the Plain (1959)

Fires on the Plain 1959 / 野火 1959 / Nobi ,

An agonizing portrait of desperate Japanese soldiers stranded in a strange land during World War II, 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 terrifying craving of all. (Source: The Criterion Collection)