The Firefly

The Firefly

2001/05/01 • Released • Japanese

Drama
7.0
1h 54m

Overview

Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) 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.

Director : Yasuo Furuhata

Casts
Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Yamaoka Shuji

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Tomoko Yamaoka

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Takemoto

Ryuji Harada

Ryuji Harada

Tetsuo

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

Yûko Fueki

Yûko Fueki

Young Tomoko Yamaoka

Shigeo Kobayashi

Shigeo Kobayashi

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