Drama · Japan · 1984 · 2h 5m

Fireflies in the North

北の螢

Fireflies in the North poster
Director
Hideo Gosha
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai as Takeshi Tsukigata Shima Iwashita as Yu Nakamura Koichi Sato as Yakichi Ai Saotome as Setsu Furuya Daisuke Ryū as Nagakura Kunihiko Mitamura as Masaki
Crew
Fujio Morita — Director of Photography Isamu Ichida — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Kōji Takada — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Fireflies in the North — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Hideo Gosha Director Fujio Morita Director of Photography Isamu Ichida Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Kōji Takada Screenplay
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