The Firefly
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.
The Firefly
May 1, 2001
1
ratings
0
reviews
0
video reviews
Cast (14)
Ken Takakura
Yamaoka Shuji
Yuko Tanaka
Tomoko Yamaoka
Isao Natsuyagi
Takemoto
Ryuji Harada
Tetsuo
Takami Mizuhashi
Hotaru
Ayako Kobayashi
N/A
Kiichi Nakai
N/A
Hisashi Igawa
N/A
Tomoko Naraoka
N/A
Nenji Kobayashi
N/A
Renji Ishibashi
N/A
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
N/A
Yûko Fueki
Young Tomoko Yamaoka
Shigeo Kobayashi
N/A
Crew (3)
Directing
Yasuo Furuhata
Director
Writing
Yo Takeyama
Writer
Yasuo Furuhata
Writer