Shadow of Fire
Year: 2023Certificate: 15
- Director:
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Cast:
- Hiroki Kono, Mirai Moriyama, Oga Tsukao, Shuri
- Running Time:
- 96 mins
- Language:
- Japanese
- Country of Origin:
- Japan
- Genre(s):
- International, War
- Formats:
Available to screen from 20th April 2025.
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, Shinya Tsukamoto’s latest examines the lives of Japanese citizens in the immediate post–World War II period. Part chamber drama, part road movie, Shadow of Fire finds its throughline in the story of a small boy coming of age amid unimaginable hardship.