Poster of The Firefly

The Firefly

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, May 1 2001
25 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Ken TakakuraKen Takakura. Ken Takakura was 70 in The Firefly as 'Yamaoka Shuji'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 16 1931 –
Died: Mon, Nov 10 2014
Portrait of Yuko TanakaYuko Tanaka. Yuko Tanaka was 46 in The Firefly as 'Tomoko Yamaoka'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 29 1955
Portrait of Isao NatsuyagiIsao Natsuyagi. Isao Natsuyagi was 61 in The Firefly as 'Takemoto'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 25 1939 –
Died: Sat, May 11 2013
Portrait of Ryuji HaradaRyuji Harada. Ryuji Harada was 30 in The Firefly as 'Tetsuo'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 26 1970
Portrait of Takami MizuhashiTakami Mizuhashi. Takami Mizuhashi was 15 in The Firefly as 'Hotaru'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 09 1985
Portrait of Ayako KobayashiAyako Kobayashi. Ayako Kobayashi was 28 in The Firefly
Birthday: Fri, Aug 11 1972
Portrait of Kiichi NakaiKiichi Nakai. Kiichi Nakai was 39 in The Firefly
Birthday: Mon, Sep 18 1961
Portrait of Hisashi IgawaHisashi Igawa. Hisashi Igawa was 64 in The Firefly
Birthday: Tue, Nov 17 1936
Portrait of Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka. Tomoko Naraoka was 71 in The Firefly
Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1929 –
Died: Thu, Mar 23 2023
Portrait of Nenji KobayashiNenji Kobayashi. Nenji Kobayashi was 60 in The Firefly
Birthday: Fri, Feb 07 1941
Portrait of Renji IshibashiRenji Ishibashi. Renji Ishibashi was 59 in The Firefly
Birthday: Sat, Aug 09 1941
Portrait of Yukiyoshi OzawaYukiyoshi Ozawa. Yukiyoshi Ozawa was 26 in The Firefly
Birthday: Thu, Jun 06 1974
Portrait of Yuko FuekiYuko Fueki. Yuko Fueki was 21 in The Firefly as 'Young Tomoko Yamaoka'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 21 1979
Portrait of Shigeo KobayashiShigeo Kobayashi. Shigeo Kobayashi was 31 in The Firefly
Birthday: Tue, Apr 21 1970

Crew

Portrait of Yasuo FuruhataYasuo Furuhata. Yasuo Furuhata was 66 in The Firefly as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 19 1934 –
Died: Mon, May 20 2019
Portrait of Daisaku KimuraDaisaku Kimura. Daisaku Kimura was 61 in The Firefly as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 13 1939
Portrait of Yasushi SasakibaraYasushi Sasakibara. Yasushi Sasakibara was >> in The Firefly as 'Second Unit Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kiyoshi SasabeKiyoshi Sasabe. Kiyoshi Sasabe was 43 in The Firefly as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 08 1958 –
Died: Tue, Mar 31 2020
Portrait of 加藤阿礼加藤阿礼. 加藤阿礼 was >> in The Firefly as 'Co-Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yo TakeyamaYo Takeyama. Yo Takeyama was 54 in The Firefly as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 28 1946 –
Died: Wed, Apr 12 2023
Portrait of 石川通生石川通生. 石川通生 was >> in The Firefly as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of 浅附明子浅附明子. 浅附明子 was >> in The Firefly as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshiya NomuraToshiya Nomura. Toshiya Nomura was >> in The Firefly as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of 北神行雄北神行雄. 北神行雄 was >> in The Firefly as 'Music Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Genichi TsushimaGenichi Tsushima. Genichi Tsushima was >> in The Firefly as 'Music Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kiyoaki SaitōKiyoaki Saitō. Kiyoaki Saitō was 60 in The Firefly as 'Editor'
Birthday: Thu, Mar 13 1941 –
Died: Mon, Jul 18 2022
Portrait of Ryouichi KuniyoshiRyouichi Kuniyoshi. Ryouichi Kuniyoshi was 53 in The Firefly as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 24 1948
Portrait of Mitsuo WatanabeMitsuo Watanabe. Mitsuo Watanabe was >> in The Firefly as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Nov 22 2010
Portrait of 西村洋一西村洋一. 西村洋一 was >> in The Firefly as 'Sound Effects'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsutomu HondaTsutomu Honda. Tsutomu Honda was >> in The Firefly as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Katsuhiro FukuzawaKatsuhiro Fukuzawa. Katsuhiro Fukuzawa was 40 in The Firefly as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Mon, Aug 22 1960
Portrait of Hideyo SasakiHideyo Sasaki. Hideyo Sasaki was 61 in The Firefly as 'Sound Effects'
Birthday: Mon, Feb 12 1940
Portrait of Takaichi WakamatsuTakaichi Wakamatsu. Takaichi Wakamatsu was >> in The Firefly as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of 石山久美子石山久美子. 石山久美子 was >> in The Firefly as 'Script Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of 大木茂大木茂. 大木茂 was >> in The Firefly as 'Still Photographer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of 高田勉高田勉. 高田勉 was >> in The Firefly as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday