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Fireflies: River of Light (2004)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Hiroshi Sugawara

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Shirô Shimomoto
Shirô Shimomoto
Kei Takyo
Kei Takyo
Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo
Kumiko Mori
Kumiko Mori

Crews

Hiroshi Sugawara
Hiroshi Sugawara
Director
Hiroshi Sugawara
Hiroshi Sugawara
Writer
Osamu Sōda
Osamu Sōda
Original Story
Kiyoko Sakuma
Kiyoko Sakuma
Producer
Naoki Yamazaki
Naoki Yamazaki
Producer
Haseo Nakanishi
Haseo Nakanishi
Music
Keiichi Itagaki
Keiichi Itagaki
Editor
Hidetaka Ozawa
Hidetaka Ozawa
Art Direction
Hidetaka Ozawa
Hidetaka Ozawa
Costume Design
Shogo Ueno
Shogo Ueno
Director of Photography

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