River of Fireflies

Movie"The boy sees the fate of men. The girl knows how women's lives are."
River of Fireflies
NR 1 hr 55 minDrama
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.
StarringRentaro MikuniYukiyo ToakeTamae Sawada
DirectorEizō Sugawa

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Matsuo Takahashi, Hiroaki Kato
Production Companies:Nichiei, Kinema Tokyo