The Firefly (2001)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2001-05-01
Runtime: 114 minutes
Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Top Cast
- Ken Takakura as Yamaoka Shuji
- Yuko Tanaka as Tomoko Yamaoka
- Isao Natsuyagi as Takemoto
- Ryuji Harada as Tetsuo
- Takami Mizuhashi as Hotaru
- Ayako Kobayashi as
- Kiichi Nakai as
- Hisashi Igawa as
- Tomoko Naraoka as
- Nenji Kobayashi as
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