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Fireflies: River of Light

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Fireflies: River of Light

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

4.5

1h 41m

2004

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Hiroshi Sugawara

Drama

Cast & Crew

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

as Hajime Miwa

Risako Sugaya

Risako Sugaya

as Hikari Hoshi

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

as Mr. Takiguchi

Mirai Yamamoto

Mirai Yamamoto

as Ms. Nanami

Nobuo Yana

Nobuo Yana

as Tanaka-san

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

as Headmistress

Yurina Kumai

Yurina Kumai

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Toshiyuki Kitami

Toshiyuki Kitami

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