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The Firefly

The Firefly

★ 7.5/10•2001•1h 54m•Drama

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.

Yasuo Furuhata · Director

Yasuo Furuhata · Screenplay

Yo Takeyama · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageJA
Release DateMay 1, 2001

Actors

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Yamaoka Shuji

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Tomoko Yamaoka

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Takemoto

Ryuji Harada

Ryuji Harada

Tetsuo

Takami Mizuhashi

Takami Mizuhashi

Hotaru

Ayako Kobayashi

Ayako Kobayashi

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Yuko Fueki

Yuko Fueki

Young Tomoko Yamaoka

Shigeo Kobayashi

Shigeo Kobayashi

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