"Driven by performances that range from haunting and affecting, to terrifying and grotesque, it is a powerful one" - Wendy Ide, Screen International

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.

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