River of Fireflies

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Director Eizō Sugawa
Writer Teru Miyamoto (Original Story), Eizō Sugawa (Screenplay), Kyōhei Nakaoka (Screenplay)
Original Title 螢川
Release Date February 21, 1987
Runtime 115 min (1h 55m)
Country Japan
Language JA
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Nichiei • Kinema Tokyo

River of Fireflies (1987)

Directed by Eizō Sugawa
• Written by Teru Miyamoto , Eizō Sugawa , Kyōhei Nakaoka

"The boy sees the fate of men. The girl knows how women's lives are."

⭐ 4.5 / 5 (1 votes) ⏱️ 115 min 🎬 Drama

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Synopsis

During the winter in Toyama in 1962, Tatsuo Mizushima is fretting about his feelings for his classmate Eiko Tsujisawa while agonizing about his upcoming high school examinations. When he was little, he and Eiko had heard that in April of a year when the winter has been very harsh, any couple finding fireflies together needs to get married. However, his family's situation does not allow Tatsuo to continue his worrying about such things for very much longer.

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Director Eizō Sugawa
Eizō Sugawa
Director
 Original Story Teru Miyamoto
Teru Miyamoto
Original Story
 Screenplay Eizō Sugawa
Eizō Sugawa
Screenplay
 Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Actor
 Yukiyo Toake
Yukiyo Toake
Actor
 Tamae Sawada
Tamae Sawada
Actor
 Takayuki Sakazume
Takayuki Sakazume
Takio Mizushima
 Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani
Actor
 Ken Teraizumi
Ken Teraizumi
Actor
 Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Actor
 Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Actor
 Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Actor
 Tomoko Naraoka
Tomoko Naraoka
Actor