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
24 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 'Writer, Director'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 19 1934 –
Died: Mon, May 20 2019
Portrait of Yo TakeyamaYo Takeyama. Yo Takeyama was 54 in The Firefly as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 28 1946 –
Died: Wed, Apr 12 2023