The Firefly

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The Firefly (2001)

Directed by Yasuo Furuhata

Drama · 1h 54m

Shūji Yamaoka was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in Kumamoto, a provincial seaside city in southern Kyushu, Yamaoka remains reluctant to discuss his wartime experiences with anyone, much less an intrusive reporter looking for a feature story. Then a series of events shake Yamaoka to the core, forcing him to re-evaluate his past.

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Cast

Ken Takakura Yamaoka Shuji Yuko Tanaka Tomoko Yamaoka Isao Natsuyagi Takemoto Ryuji Harada Tetsuo Takami Mizuhashi Hotaru Ayako Kobayashi Kiichi Nakai Hisashi Igawa Tomoko Naraoka Nenji Kobayashi Renji Ishibashi Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Crew

Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Screenplay
Yasuo Furuhata, Yo Takeyama
Director of Photography
Daisaku Kimura
Original Music Composer
Ryouichi Kuniyoshi
Editor
Kiyoaki Saitō
Producer
石川通生, 浅附明子, Toshiya Nomura

Details

Original title
ホタル
Release date
2001-05-01
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan