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The Firefly

The Firefly

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 2001

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Drama

User Score

70%

Original Title

ホタル

Director

Yasuo Furuhata

Description

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.