Hotarugawa
Brief Synopsis
The coming-of-age of a Japanese boy, and his first experience with love.
Cast & Crew
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Eizo Sugawa
Director
Takayuki Sakazume
Tatsuo
Rentaro Mikuni
Shigetatsu
Yukiyo Toake
Chiyo
Tamae Sawada
Eiko
Tomoko Naraoka
Harue
Film Details
Also Known As
River of Fireflies
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Kino International; Shochiku Company, Ltd.
Location
Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Synopsis
The coming-of-age of a Japanese boy, and his first experience with love.
Director
Eizo Sugawa
Director
Cast
Takayuki Sakazume
Tatsuo
Rentaro Mikuni
Shigetatsu
Yukiyo Toake
Chiyo
Tamae Sawada
Eiko
Tomoko Naraoka
Harue
Taiji Tonoyama
Ginzo
Crew
Iwao Akune
Art Direction
Kiyoshi Fujimoto
Producer
Masahisa Himeda
Director Of Photography
Hiroaki Kato
Executive Producer
Koichi Kitakawa
Special Effects
Satoyoshi Kubo
Costumes
Teru Miyamoto
Source Material (From Novel)
Jun Nabeshima
Editor
Kyohei Nakaoka
Screenwriter
Tomio Okubo
Costumes
Fujio Sato
Sound Recording Mixer
Masatsugu Shinozaki
Music
Eizo Sugawa
Screenwriter
Matsuo Takahashi
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
River of Fireflies
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Kino International; Shochiku Company, Ltd.
Location
Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 27, 1987
Released in United States Fall November 4, 1988
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27, 1987.
Released in United States August 27, 1987 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27, 1987.)
Released in United States Fall November 4, 1988
