Fireflies: River of Light

Fireflies: River of Light 2004

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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.

  • Released: 2004-06-05
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Genre: Drama
  • Stars: Koji Yakusho, Kei Takyo, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Kumiko Mori, Takashi Sasano, Kimiko Yo, Nobuo Yana, Yukimi Koyanagi, Toshiyuki Kitami, Shirō Shimomoto, Mirai Yamamoto, Yurina Kumai, Moeko Ezawa, Makoto Satō, Kirin Kiki, Hitomi Nakahara
  • Director: Hiroshi Sugawara