The Firefly

Name: The Firefly
Released: 2002-01-18
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Ken Takakura, Yuko Tanaka, Ayako Kobayashi, Kiichi Nakai, Isao Natsuyagi

Ratings: IMDB 6.2 / TMDB

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Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Cast: Ken Takakura, Yuko Tanaka, Ayako Kobayashi, Kiichi Nakai, Isao Natsuyagi, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Renji Ishibashi, Hisashi Igawa, Nenji Kobayashi
Region: Japan
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-01-18
Runtime: 114
Original language: Japanese
Release dates: Japan 2001-05-01

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.

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