The Firefly

1h 54m
Drama
7

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.

Cast

Ken Takakura
Yamaoka Shuji
Yuko Tanaka
Tomoko Yamaoka
Isao Natsuyagi
Takemoto
Ryuji Harada
Tetsuo
Takami Mizuhashi
Hotaru
Ayako Kobayashi
Unknown
Kiichi Nakai
Unknown
Hisashi Igawa
Unknown
Tomoko Naraoka
Unknown
Nenji Kobayashi
Unknown
Renji Ishibashi
Unknown
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Unknown
Yuko Fueki
Young Tomoko Yamaoka
Shigeo Kobayashi
Unknown

Crew

Yasuo Furuhata
Director, Writer
Yo Takeyama
Writer

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