Shadow of Fire
In the black markets of postwar Japan, a small boy comes of age amid unimaginable hardship.
A film by Shinya Tsukamoto
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- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Audio
- Stereo
- Subtitles
- English
- Quality
- FHD
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
About the film
Shinya Tsukamoto’s latest examines the desperate lives of Japanese citizens in the immediate post–World War II period through the story of a child dealing with unimaginable adversity.
Part of his war trilogy, which includes Fires on the Plain and Killing, Shadow of Fire is part chamber drama, part road movie, and finds its throughline in the story of a small boy coming of age amid unimaginable hardship.
Japanese. English subtitles. 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Directed by
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Studio
- Third Window Films
- Distributed by
- Third Window Films
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What people are saying
- Venice 2023Orizzonti — NETPAC Award2023
- TIFF 2023Centrepiece — North American premiere2023
- Mainichi 2024Japanese Film Excellence Award2024
“a bruising and timely reminder that war is not just about geopolitical muscle flexing”
Inside the film
Cast & crew
- Shinya TsukamotoDirector, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
- ShuriActor
- Oga TsukaoActor
- Hiroki KonoActor
- Mirai MoriyamaActor
- Chu IshikawaComposer
