Fireflies: River of Light (5.0)

Movie · 2004 · 1 h 41 min · Drama

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.

Directed by: 菅原浩志

Starring Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Risako Sugaya, 役所広司, 山本未來, 八名信夫, 樹木希林, 熊井友理奈, 絵沢萠子, 北見敏之, 小柳友貴美

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