Fire Festival

Fire Festival

1985 · 125 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

Tatsuo, a reverent lumberjack, seeks to disrupt plans to build a marine park on his family land, instead promoting his traditions in reactionary ways.

Directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi · Written by Kenji Nakagami

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 40m together

Fire Festival

Wandering Peddlers

Both from Mitsuo Yanagimachi.

More from Mitsuo YanagimachiSee all →

Wandering PeddlersWandering Peddlers · 1995
Wandering Peddlers
★ 9.01995
MovieDramaDocumentary
Resulting pic blurs the line between documentary and fiction as Yanagimachi explores the lives of a couple of groups of peddlers, and they appear to act out their personal dramas for the camera.
Shadow of ChinaShadow of China · 1990
Shadow of China
★ 7.71990
MovieDrama
A Chinese immigrant tries to make his way to the top as a businessman in Hong Kong while his former radicalism is transformed into cynicism.
The Nineteen-Year-Old's MapThe Nineteen-Year-Old's Map · 1979
The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map
★ 7.21979
MovieDrama
A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like them. Declaring himself a 'right-winger' and calling in bomb threats against the neighbors he doesn't like, the 19-year-old begins a war of psychological terror against the families in his neighborhood.
Who's Camus Anyway?Who's Camus Anyway? · 2005
Who's Camus Anyway?
★ 6.52005
MovieComedyDrama
A group of eccentric students decide to make a movie. But, when their star suddenly quits, this witty ensemble cast begins to live the film, including murder, deception and true love.
About Love, TokyoAbout Love, Tokyo · 1992
About Love, Tokyo
★ 6.51992
MovieDramaRomance
In Tokyo, a Chinese exchange student gets involved in rigged pachinko schemes and meets a Chinese girl raised in Japan. When they're caught cheating by a former yakuza now running a pachinko parlor, a tense triangle forms as money, power, and personal ties collide.
God Speed You! Black EmperorGod Speed You! Black Emperor · 1976
God Speed You! Black Emperor
★ 5.91976
MovieDocumentary
1970s Japan saw the rise of biker gangs, known as Bōsōzoku, which drew the interest of the media. God Speed You! Black Emperor follows a member of the bike gang and his interaction with his parents, after he gets in trouble with the police.
Farewell to the LandFarewell to the Land · 1982
Farewell to the Land
★ 4.91982
MovieDrama
Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.

More Like This

Escape from AlcatrazEscape from Alcatraz · 1979
Escape from Alcatraz
★ 7.51979
MovieDramaThriller
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
The Thing from Another WorldThe Thing from Another World · 1951
The Thing from Another World
★ 6.71951
MovieDramaHorror
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
Tell No OneTell No One · 2006
Tell No One
★ 7.22006
MovieDramaThriller
A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.
The HustlerThe Hustler · 1961
The Hustler
★ 7.71961
MovieDramaRomance
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
The Man Who Fell to EarthThe Man Who Fell to Earth · 1976
The Man Who Fell to Earth
★ 6.51976
MovieScience FictionDrama
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.
Straw DogsStraw Dogs · 1971
Straw Dogs
★ 7.11971
MovieThrillerDrama
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.
The Hidden FortressThe Hidden Fortress · 1958
The Hidden Fortress
★ 8.01958
MovieDramaAction
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
The PrestigeThe Prestige · 2006
The Prestige
★ 8.22006
MovieDramaMystery
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
The Talented Mr. RipleyThe Talented Mr. Ripley · 1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley
★ 7.21999
MovieThrillerCrime
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
Letters from Iwo JimaLetters from Iwo Jima · 2006
Letters from Iwo Jima
★ 7.52006
MovieActionDrama
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
American PsychoAmerican Psycho · 2000
American Psycho
★ 7.42000
MovieThrillerDrama
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Nickel BoysNickel Boys · 2024
Nickel Boys
★ 6.62024
MovieDramaHistory
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter