Firefly (2001)
Emotionally withdrawn strip club dancer Ayako has never recovered from her mother's suicide when she was young. She begins a relationship with patient potter Daiji, but leaves him behind when she quits her job and returns to her home town after a 10 year absence.
Director: Naomi Kawase
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Yuko Nakamura as Ayako |
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Toshiya Nagasawa as Daiji |
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Miyako Yamaguchi as Yasuko |
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Toshiyuki Kitami as |
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Ken Mitsuishi as |
| Directing | Naomi Kawase | Director |
| Writing | Naomi Kawase | Writer |
| Production | Takenori Sentô | Producer |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Art Direction |
| Editing | Naomi Kawase | Editor |
| Production | Motoki Ishida | Line Producer |
| Sound | Naomi Kawase | Music |
| Production | Philippe Avril | Producer |
| Camera | Masami Inomoto | Director of Photography |