Fireflies: River of Light (ほたるの星) 20 years old

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

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.

Credits

Fireflies: River of Light Cast

Name Character
Kōji Yakusho He was 48, now 68 years old
Toshiyuki Kitami He was 53, now 73 years old
Moeko Ezawa She was 65, now 85 years old
Nobuo Yana He was 68, now 89 years old
Mirai Yamamoto She was 30, now 50 years old
Takashi Sasano He was 55, now 76 years old
Kirin Kiki She was 61, 75 years old when she died
Shirō Shimomoto He was 55, now 76 years old
Makoto Satō He was 46, 49 years old when he died
Yukimi Koyanagi She was 46, now 66 years old
Hitomi Nakahara She was 67, now 88 years old
Yurina Kumai She was 10, now 31 years old
Kimiko Yo She was 48, now 68 years old
Yukiyoshi Ozawa He was 29, now 50 years old

Fireflies: River of Light Crew

Name Department
Naoki Yamazaki as Producer. He was 54 (now 75) years old Production
Hiroshi Sugawara as Director. He was 49 (now 69) years old Directing
Hiroshi Sugawara as Writer. He was 49 (now 69) years old Writing
Osamu Sôda as Original Story. Writing
Keiichi Itagaki as Editor. Editing
Hidetaka Ozawa as Art Direction. Art
Hidetaka Ozawa as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Fireflies: River of Light poster
Fireflies: River of Light (20 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, June 05, 2004
  • Runtime: 101 minutes