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The Firefly

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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.

Directed byYasuo Furuhata

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 54m
Language
JA
Released
May 1, 2001

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Yasuo Furuhata
Yasuo Furuhata
Written by
Yasuo Furuhata
Yasuo Furuhata
Yo Takeyama
Produced by
石川通生
浅附明子

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