Fireflies: River of Light

Fireflies: River of Light

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

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.

Release Date

June 5, 2004

Status

Released

Original Title

ほたるの星

Runtime

1h 41min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

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