Fireflies: River of Light

ほたるの星

“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.

Director

菅原浩志

Screenplay

菅原浩志

Status

Released

Release date

05/06/2004

Original language

Japanese