The Firefly (2001)
Overview
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. Then a series of events shake Yamaoka to the core, forcing him to re-evaluate his past.
Cast
Ken Takakura
Yamaoka Shuji
Yuko Tanaka
Tomoko Yamaoka
Isao Natsuyagi
Takemoto
Ryuji Harada
Tetsuo
Takami Mizuhashi
Hotaru
Ayako Kobayashi
Kiichi Nakai
Hisashi Igawa
Tomoko Naraoka
Nenji Kobayashi
Renji Ishibashi
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yuko Fueki
Young Tomoko Yamaoka
Shigeo Kobayashi
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