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    The Firefly

    114'

    2001-05-01

    7.5

    Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingYasuo FuruhataWritingYasuo Furuhata

    Cast

    2

    Yamaoka Shuji

    Ken Takakura

    3

    Tomoko Yamaoka

    Yuko Tanaka

    2

    Takemoto

    Isao Natsuyagi

    1

    Tetsuo

    Ryuji Harada

    1

    Hotaru

    Takami Mizuhashi

    2

    Ayako Kobayashi

    2

    Kiichi Nakai

    1

    Hisashi Igawa

    1

    Tomoko Naraoka

    2

    Nenji Kobayashi

    2

    Renji Ishibashi

    2

    Yukiyoshi Ozawa

    2

    Young Tomoko Yamaoka

    Yuko Fueki

    1

    Shigeo Kobayashi

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Japan
    • List of languages:
      1. Japanese
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 2
      2. Popularity: 1.0494
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:ホタル

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