Fireflies in the North

Fireflies in the North (Japanese: 北の螢, Hepburn: Kita no hotaru) is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha.[1][2] The lead star is Tatsuya Nakadai.

Fireflies in the North
Directed byHideo Gosha
Starring
Music byMasaru Sato
Distributed byToei
Release date
  • September 1, 1984 (1984-09-01) ( Japan)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

The film depicts the conflict between the prisoners forced to work as manpower of Hokkaido settlers and the administrators of the Kabato district as well as the love and hate of the women who gathered there during the Meiji era.[3][4][5][6]

Cast

Production

References

  1. "北の螢". kotobank. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "北の螢". 般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. 「『日本映画批評』北の螢 -西脇英夫」、『キネマ旬報』1984年9月下旬号、 28頁。,
  4. ぴあシネマクラブ 邦画編 1998-1999』 ぴあ、1998年、215頁。ISBN 4-89215-904-2
  5. "北の螢". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "北の螢". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.


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