Kita no Hotaru (1984)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 125 minuten
Alternative title: Fireflies in the North
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Hideo Gosha
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita and Koichi Sato
IMDb score:
6,7 (150)
Releasedate: 1 September 1984
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Kita no Hotaru plot
Fireflies in the North is set in chilly and savage Hokkaido, during the early years of the Meiji era. Takeshi Tsukigata (Nakadai) is a brutal guard at Kabato Prison, where convicts are sent to build roads that open up the savage area. Stories about the appearance of a ghost have been circulating among the prisoners for some time, and Tsukigata, too, is beginning to worry. Until suddenly a geisha who had fled from Kyoto shows up...
Actors and actresses
Takeshi Tsukigata
Yu Nakamura
Yakichi
Setsu Furuya
Nagakura
Masaki
Hamagiku
Hanayakko
Marutoku
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