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.
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The Firefly Cast
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Yūko Tanaka
She was 46, now 69 years old
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Ken Takakura
He was 70, 83 years old when he died
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Ryûji Harada
He was 30, now 53 years old
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Hisashi Igawa
He was 64, now 87 years old
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Shigeo Kobayashi
He was 31, now 54 years old
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Renji Ishibashi
He was 59, now 82 years old
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Tomoko Naraoka
She was 71, now 94 years old
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Kiichi Nakai
He was 39, now 62 years old
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Yuko Fueki
She was 21, now 44 years old
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as Young Tomoko Yamaoka |
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Isao Natsuyagi
He was 61, 73 years old when he died
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Nenji Kobayashi
He was 58, now 81 years old
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa
He was 26, now 49 years old
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Takami Mizuhashi
She was 15, now 38 years old
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Ayako Kobayashi
She was 28, now 51 years old
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The Firefly Crew
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Yasuo Furuhata as Director. He was 66 (84) years old when He died
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Directing |
