Fireflies in the North (1984)
1984 · 2h 5m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.
Director: Hideo Gosha
Writers: Kōji Takada
Music by: Masaru Satō
Cinematography: Fujio Morita
Editor: Isamu Ichida
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai as Takeshi TsukigataShima Iwashita as Yu NakamuraKoichi Sato as YakichiAi Saotome as Setsu FuruyaDaisuke Ryū as NagakuraKunihiko Mitamura as MasakiReiko Nakamura as HamagikuJunko Takazawa as HanayakkoShunsuke KariyaHatsuo Yamaya as MarutokuShirô KimuraAraseMore like this
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