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Hotaru no hikari (1938)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 16M

Director : Yasushi Sasaki
Writer : Masao Arata, Ryôsuke Saitô

Synopsis

Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip to Hakone with their teacher Ms. Kawahara, who will soon leave school. They thank her doing so and go on their respective paths, ending soon their student life.

Actors

Michiko Kuwano
Michiko Kuwano
Sanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi
Mieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine
Mitsuko Higashiyama
Mitsuko Higashiyama
Daijirō Natsukawa
Daijirō Natsukawa
Tokuji Kobayashi
Tokuji Kobayashi
Hikaru Yamanouchi
Hikaru Yamanouchi
Takeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Fumiko Katsuragi
Fumiko Katsuragi
Mitsuko Miura
Mitsuko Miura
Kayoko Takahashi
Kayoko Takahashi
Kaoru Seki
Kaoru Seki
Asako Matsukawa
Asako Matsukawa
Eiko Takamatsu
Eiko Takamatsu
Kenji Miyajima
Kenji Miyajima
Seiji Nishimura
Seiji Nishimura
Kôsaku Nambu
Kôsaku Nambu
Ryôko Hisahara
Ryôko Hisahara
Gayû Kimura
Gayû Kimura
Sanshiro Natsume
Sanshiro Natsume
Tsuruko Kumoi
Tsuruko Kumoi
Kanji Kawahara
Kanji Kawahara
Keinosuke Sakai
Keinosuke Sakai
Kentoku Nakao
Kentoku Nakao
Kô Abe
Kô Abe
Kiyoko Hara
Kiyoko Hara

Crews

Yasushi Sasaki
Yasushi Sasaki
Director
Masao Arata
Masao Arata
Screenplay
Ryôsuke Saitô
Ryôsuke Saitô
Screenplay
Tadashi Manjome
Tadashi Manjome
Music
Hiroyuki Nagaoka
Hiroyuki Nagaoka
Cinematography
Hiroshi Nomura
Hiroshi Nomura
Cinematography
Kiyoshi Terao
Kiyoshi Terao
Cinematography
Jokichi Shu
Jokichi Shu
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

”Hotaru-no-Hikari”1938 English Subtitles -- Japanese Classic Music 30s and 40s (70)

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