River of Fireflies

River of Fireflies

1h 55m 1987 Drama Japan
Budget: - Revenue: -

During the winter in Toyama in 1962, Tatsuo Mizushima is fretting about his feelings for his classmate Eiko Tsujisawa while agonizing about his upcoming high school examinations. When he was little, he and Eiko had heard that in April of a year when the winter has been very harsh, any couple finding fireflies together needs to get married. However, his family's situation does not allow Tatsuo to continue his worrying about such things for very much longer.

Director

Eizō Sugawa

Writer

Kyōhei Nakaoka, Eizō Sugawa