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Fireflies in the North (1984)

Overview

Drama

Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.

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Hideo Gosha

Director

Hideo Gosha

ReleasedSep 1, 1984
Runtime2h 5m
StatusReleased
Toei Company
Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company

Top Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Takeshi Tsukigata

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Yu Nakamura

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Yakichi

Ai Saotome

Ai Saotome

Setsu Furuya

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke Ryū

Nagakura

Kunihiko Mitamura

Kunihiko Mitamura

Masaki

Reiko Nakamura

Reiko Nakamura

Hamagiku

Junko Takazawa

Junko Takazawa

Hanayakko

Shunsuke Kariya

Shunsuke Kariya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Marutoku

Masaya Nihei

Masaya Nihei

Tomosaburo Kumagai

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

Hiroshi Miyauchi

Hiroshi Miyauchi

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Kita no Hotaru 北の螢 (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Kita no Hotaru 北の螢 (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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