Fireflies: River of Light (2004)

1h 41m · 5 Jun 2004

Wouldn't it be beautiful to see fireflies dancing here?

Drama

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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.

Movie ID	158732
Genre	Drama
Director	Hiroshi Sugawara
Main cast	Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Risako Sugaya, Koji Yakusho, Mirai Yamamoto, Nobuo Yana, Kirin Kiki, Yurina Kumai, Moeko Ezawa
Release date	5 June 2004
Release year	2004
Language	Japanese
Duration	101 min (1h 41m)
Rating	5.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	–