Fireflies: River of Light

4.5 / 10

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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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

101 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Hiroshi Sugawara

Cast:
Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Hajime Miwa

Risako Sugaya

Hikari Hoshi

Koji Yakusho

Mr. Takiguchi

Mirai Yamamoto

Ms. Nanami

Nobuo Yana

Tanaka-san

Crew:
Osamu Sōda

Original Story

Hidetaka Ozawa

Costume Design

Hiroshi Sugawara

Director

Naoki Yamazaki

Producer

Hidetaka Ozawa

Art Direction