4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 21, 2019

The opening images of Fires on the Plain nearly catch you off guard. Not only are we thrown into a dialogue sequence that we have yet to grasp but much like Ozu would have a penchant for doing, director Kon Ichikawa photographs two Japanese soldiers head on so their conversation and...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on November 3, 2016

Fires on the Plain (Nobi) Directed by Kon Ichikawa Written by Nata Wada from a novel by Shohei Ooka 1959/Japan Daiei Studios/Kadokawa Herald Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental There are some images I would rather not have indelibly etched upon my memory.  This film contains several. It is Fe   read more