Fireflies: River of Light (2004)
Overview
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.
Cast
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Hajime Miwa
Koji Yakusho
Mr. Takiguchi
Mirai Yamamoto
Ms. Nanami
Nobuo Yana
Tanaka-san
Kirin Kiki
Headmistress
Moeko Ezawa
Toshiyuki Kitami
Yukimi Koyanagi
Hitomi Nakahara
Takashi Sasano
Makoto Satō
Shirō Shimomoto
Kimiko Yo
Kumiko Mori
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