Release Date

01 May, 2001

Runtime

01:54: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) 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.

Original Title

ホタル

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Actors

高倉健

田中裕子

夏八木勲

原田龍二

Takami Mizuhashi

小林綾子

中井貴一

井川比佐志

奈良岡朋子

小林稔侍

石橋蓮司

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

笛木優子

小林成男

Crew

竹山洋

降旗康男

降旗康男