The Firefly
7/10
| Release Date | 2001-05-01 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 114 minutes |
| Genres | Drama |
| Stars | Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryuji Harada, Takami Mizuhashi |
| Directors | Yasuo Furuhata, Yo Takeyama, Yasuo Furuhata |
| Release Date | 2001-05-01 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 114 minutes |
| Genres | Drama |
| Stars | Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryuji Harada, Takami Mizuhashi |
| Directors | Yasuo Furuhata, Yo Takeyama, Yasuo Furuhata |
Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) 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.
