The Firefly (2001)
Shūji Yamaoka 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.
Director:
Yasuo Furuhata
Writers:
Yasuo Furuhata, Yo Takeyama.
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Ken Takakura as Yamaoka Shuji |
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Yuko Tanaka as Tomoko Yamaoka |
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Isao Natsuyagi as Takemoto |
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Ryuji Harada as Tetsuo |
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Takami Mizuhashi as Hotaru |
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Ayako Kobayashi as |
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Kiichi Nakai as |
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Hisashi Igawa as |
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Tomoko Naraoka as |
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Nenji Kobayashi as |
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Renji Ishibashi as |
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa as |
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Yuko Fueki as Young Tomoko Yamaoka |
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Shigeo Kobayashi as |
| Directing | Yasuo Furuhata | Director |
| Writing | Yasuo Furuhata | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yo Takeyama | Screenplay |
| Writing | 加藤阿礼 | Co-Writer |
| Production | 石川通生 | Producer |
| Production | 浅附明子 | Producer |
| Production | Toshiya Nomura | Producer |
| Camera | Daisaku Kimura | Director of Photography |
| Camera | 高田勉 | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Yasushi Sasakibara | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Katsuhiro Fukuzawa | Production Design |
| Art | Takaichi Wakamatsu | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ryouichi Kuniyoshi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | 北神行雄 | Music Producer |
| Sound | Genichi Tsushima | Music Producer |
| Sound | Tsutomu Honda | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hideyo Sasaki | Sound Effects |
| Sound | 西村洋一 | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Watanabe | Gaffer |
| Editing | Kiyoaki Saitō | Editor |
| Directing | Kiyoshi Sasabe | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 石山久美子 | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | 大木茂 | Still Photographer |
