Fireflies: River of Light
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Fireflies: River of Light 2004 Directed by Hiroshi Sugawara ほたるの星

Wouldn't it be beautiful to see fireflies dancing here?

After finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in a rustic primary school. He struggles to get through to his students, until he creates a class project to raise fireflies to fly over it once again. All students, even the reserved girl Hikari (Risako Sugaya), become passionately involved in the project. However, it brings them into conflict with parents and the school, one problem after another stands in his way.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Release Date 5 June 2004
101 mins
Cast
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yukiyoshi Ozawa Hajime Miwa
Risako Sugaya
Risako Sugaya Hikari Hoshi
Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho Mr. Takiguchi
Mirai Yamamoto
Mirai Yamamoto Ms. Nanami
Nobuo Yana
Nobuo Yana Tanaka-san
Kirin Kiki
Kirin Kiki Headmistress
Takuya Asada
Takuya Asada
Moeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa
Toshiyuki Kitami
Toshiyuki Kitami
Yukimi Koyanagi
Yukimi Koyanagi
Yurina Kumai
Yurina Kumai
Hitomi Nakahara
Hitomi Nakahara
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō
Shirō Shimomoto
Shirō Shimomoto
Kei Takyo
Kei Takyo
Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo
Kumiko Mori
Kumiko Mori
Crew
Director
Hiroshi Sugawara
Hiroshi Sugawara
Writer
Hiroshi Sugawara
Hiroshi Sugawara
Producers
Naoki Yamazaki
Naoki Yamazaki
Kiyoko Sakuma
Kiyoko Sakuma
Cinematography
Shogo Ueno
Shogo Ueno
Editor
Keiichi Itagaki
Keiichi Itagaki
Original Writer
Osamu Sōda
Osamu Sōda
Art Direction
Hidetaka Ozawa
Hidetaka Ozawa
Costume Design
Hidetaka Ozawa
Hidetaka Ozawa
Music
Haseo Nakanishi
Haseo Nakanishi