Poster of The Firefly

The Firefly

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, May 1 2001
23 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ken TakakuraKen Takakura
Ken Takakura was
70 in The Firefly
as 'Yamaoka Shuji'.
Mon, Feb 16 1931 –
Mon, Nov 10 2014
Portrait of Yuko TanakaYuko Tanaka
Yuko Tanaka was
46 in The Firefly
as 'Tomoko Yamaoka'.
Fri, Apr 29 1955
Portrait of Isao NatsuyagiIsao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi was
61 in The Firefly
as 'Takemoto'.
Mon, Dec 25 1939 –
Sat, May 11 2013
Portrait of Ryuji HaradaRyuji Harada
Ryuji Harada was
30 in The Firefly
as 'Tetsuo'.
Mon, Oct 26 1970
Portrait of Takami MizuhashiTakami Mizuhashi
Takami Mizuhashi was
15 in The Firefly
as 'Hotaru'.
Tue, Jul 09 1985
Portrait of Ayako KobayashiAyako Kobayashi
Ayako Kobayashi was
28 in The Firefly
Fri, Aug 11 1972
Portrait of Kiichi NakaiKiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai was
39 in The Firefly
Mon, Sep 18 1961
Portrait of Hisashi IgawaHisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa was
64 in The Firefly
Tue, Nov 17 1936
Portrait of Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka
Tomoko Naraoka was
71 in The Firefly
Sun, Dec 01 1929 –
Thu, Mar 23 2023
Portrait of Nenji KobayashiNenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi was
60 in The Firefly
Fri, Feb 07 1941
Portrait of Renji IshibashiRenji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi was
59 in The Firefly
Sat, Aug 09 1941
Portrait of Yukiyoshi OzawaYukiyoshi Ozawa
Yukiyoshi Ozawa was
26 in The Firefly
Thu, Jun 06 1974
Portrait of Yûko FuekiYûko Fueki
Yûko Fueki was
21 in The Firefly
as 'Young Tomoko Yamaoka'.
Thu, Jun 21 1979
Portrait of Shigeo KobayashiShigeo Kobayashi
Shigeo Kobayashi was
31 in The Firefly
Tue, Apr 21 1970

Crew

Portrait of Yasuo FuruhataYasuo Furuhata
Yasuo Furuhata was
66 in The Firefly
as 'Writer, Director'
Sun, Aug 19 1934 –
Mon, May 20 2019
Portrait of Yo TakeyamaYo Takeyama
Yo Takeyama was
54 in The Firefly
as 'Writer'
Sun, Jul 28 1946 –
Wed, Apr 12 2023