“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.
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Hajime Miwa
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Hikari Hoshi
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Hiroshi Sugawara Director · Osamu Sōda Story Shogo Ueno Cinematographer
First release June 5, 2004 · Produced in Japan · Original title ほたるの星
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Japan
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Original title
ほたるの星
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 5, 2004
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No release date listed for United States.
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