Hotaru
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Naomi Kawase
Yuko Nakamura
Toshiya Nagasawa
Miyako Yamaguchi
Toshiyuki Kitami
Ken Mitsuishi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Emotionally withdrawn strip club dancer Ayako has never recovered from her mother's suicide when she was young. She begins a relationship with patient potter Daiji, but leaves him behind when she quits her job and returns to her home town after a 10 year absence.
Director
Naomi Kawase
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States August 2000
Released in United States May 2009
Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 2000.)
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States May 2009 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Special Screenings/2009 re-cut version) May 14-24, 2009.)
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Special Screenings/2009 re-cut version) May 14-24, 2009.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 2000.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
