Poster of River of Fireflies

River of Fireflies

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, February 21 1987
38 years ago
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Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni. Rentaro Mikuni was 64 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Died: Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Yukiyo ToakeYukiyo Toake. Yukiyo Toake was 44 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Mon, Nov 23 1942
Portrait of Tamae SawadaTamae Sawada. Tamae Sawada was >> in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takayuki SakazumeTakayuki Sakazume. Takayuki Sakazume was 14 in River of Fireflies as 'Takio Mizushima'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 03 1972
Portrait of Takuzō KawataniTakuzō Kawatani. Takuzō Kawatani was 45 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Mon, Jul 21 1941 –
Died: Fri, Dec 22 1995
Portrait of Ken TeraizumiKen Teraizumi. Ken Teraizumi was 39 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1947
Portrait of Chōichirō KawarasakiChōichirō Kawarasaki. Chōichirō Kawarasaki was 48 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1939 –
Died: Fri, Sep 19 2003
Portrait of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama. Taiji Tonoyama was 71 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Portrait of Hideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki. Hideji Ōtaki was 61 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Died: Tue, Oct 02 2012
Portrait of Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka. Tomoko Naraoka was 57 in River of Fireflies
Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1929 –
Died: Thu, Mar 23 2023

Crew

Portrait of Eizō SugawaEizō Sugawa. Eizō Sugawa was 56 in River of Fireflies as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Sep 08 1930 –
Died: Fri, Oct 02 1998
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda. Shinsaku Himeda was 70 in River of Fireflies as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Died: Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Kyōhei NakaokaKyōhei Nakaoka. Kyōhei Nakaoka was 32 in River of Fireflies as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 11 1954
Portrait of Kiyoshi FujimotoKiyoshi Fujimoto. Kiyoshi Fujimoto was >> in River of Fireflies as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Matsuo TakahashiMatsuo Takahashi. Matsuo Takahashi was >> in River of Fireflies as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroaki KatoHiroaki Kato. Hiroaki Kato was >> in River of Fireflies as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jun NabeshimaJun Nabeshima. Jun Nabeshima was >> in River of Fireflies as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masatsugu ShinozakiMasatsugu Shinozaki. Masatsugu Shinozaki was >> in River of Fireflies as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Teru MiyamotoTeru Miyamoto. Teru Miyamoto was 39 in River of Fireflies as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Thu, Mar 06 1947
Portrait of Iwao AkuneIwao Akune. Iwao Akune was 62 in River of Fireflies as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 16 1925
Portrait of Fujio SatouFujio Satou. Fujio Satou was >> in River of Fireflies as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tadaaki ShimadaTadaaki Shimada. Tadaaki Shimada was >> in River of Fireflies as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday