Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain
  • Friday, June 5, 22:15 Mousonturm Saal
  • Saturday, June 6, 22:30 Mal Seh'n Kino
  • 野火
    Nobi
  • Japan 2014, DCP, 87 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Director: Shinya TSUKAMOTO
  • Script: Shinya TSUKAMOTO nach einem Roman von Shohei OKA
  • Production: Kaijyu Theater
  • Camera: Shinya TSUKAMOTO, Satoshi HAYASHI
  • Music: Chu ISHIKAWA
  • World sales: Coproduction Office
  • Cast: Shinya TSUKAMOTO, Yusaku MORI, Lily Franky, Tatsuya NAKAMURA, Yuko NAKAMURA
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award

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Even fans of body horror master TSUKAMOTO should be warned: this retelling of WWII veteran Shohei OKA’s novel about the loss of humanity in times of war is an ultraviolent, surrealistic and very physical movie experience about hunger, invincible enemies, tuberculosis and cannibalism.

Director Bio
Shinya TSUKAMOTO, born in Tokyo in 1960, shot his first 8mm films at the age of 14. After studying painting he made commercials and played theater. His feature film debut TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989) soon turned into a cult film and is an example of his multi­faceted talents as director, actor, camera man, editor, script writer and producer.

Filmography (selection)
1989 Tetsuo: The Iron Man; 1992 Tetsuo II: The Body Hammer; 1995 Tokyo Fist; 2002 A Snake of June (Rokugatsu no hebi); 2004 Vital (NC '05); 2005 Haze (NC '06); 2006 Nightmare Detective (Akumu tantei / NC '07); 2011 Kotoko (NC '12)

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