The Firefly

Shūji Yamaoka 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.

Cast

Ken Takakura

Yamaoka Shuji

Yuko Tanaka

Tomoko Yamaoka

Isao Natsuyagi

Takemoto

Ryuji Harada

Tetsuo

Takami Mizuhashi

Hotaru

Ayako Kobayashi

Kiichi Nakai

Hisashi Igawa

Tomoko Naraoka

Nenji Kobayashi