Rainbow Fireflies (虹色ほたる 〜永遠の夏休み〜) 12 years old

One year ago, Yūta lost his father from a car accident. Now in the 6th grade, Yūta goes to catch a beetle at a dam on a deep mountain. Yūta often went there with his father. There, Yūta meets a strange old man. Due to heavy rain, Yūta slips and falls down a bridge. He becomes unconscious. When Yūta awakes, he sees a child, Saeko, in front of him. Saeko takes Yūta to a village that looks like something that existed 30 years ago. Yūta has the feeling that he went into the past. He also meets Kenzō, who is the same age as Yūta. They promise to go catch a bug the following day. Saeko then takes Yūta to an old house. An old woman there treats Yūta like a cousin. Yūta doesn't know what is going on. At night, the strange old man he met earlier appears and tells Yūta that he will belong to this time period for a month. A precious summer vacation for Yūta begins.

Credits

Rainbow Fireflies Cast

Name Character
Mamiko Noto She was 32, now 44 years old as Saeko (Otona)
Kazuya Nakai He was 44, now 57 years old as Kenzou (Otona)
Akashi Takei He was 14, now 27 years old as Otabe Yuuta
Chikao Ohtsuka He was 82, 85 years old when he died as Aotengu
Masahiko Tanaka He was 57, now 70 years old as Saeko no Chichi
Taro Ishida He was 68, 69 years old when he died as Hotaru Jii
Ikuko Tani She was 73, now 85 years old as Obaa-chan

Rainbow Fireflies Crew

Name Department
Kōnosuke Uda as Director. He was 46 (now 58) years old Directing
Kei Kunii as Writer. Writing
Rainbow Fireflies poster
Rainbow Fireflies (12 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 19, 2012
  • Runtime: 105 minutes