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Hotaru

IMDb ID: tt0327730 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 6.2 (112 votes)

Genres: Drama

A Japanese love story that takes place during World War 2. It follows a young Japanese man who goes to war and tries to stay connected to his true love.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesFrance: Le chemin des lucioles
United States: The Firefly
Japan: ホタル (Japanese)
ホタル
Release Date2001-05-27Runtime114 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordslove
young
man
Production CompaniesToei Company
TV Asahi
Sumitomo Corporation
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327730/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0327730.jpgUpdated At2025-03-28T21:56:07

Stars

Ken Takakura
Yûko Tanaka
Isao Natsuyagi
Ryûji Harada
Takami Mizuhashi
Ayako Kobayashi
Kiichi Nakai
Hisashi Igawa
Tomoko Naraoka
Nenji Kobayashi

Directors

Yasuo Furuhata

Writers

Yasuo Furuhata
Yô Takeyama

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ken Takakura | Character: Yamaoka Shûji
Actor: Yûko Tanaka | Character: Yamaoka Tomoko
Actor: Isao Natsuyagi | Character: Takemoto
Actor: Ryûji Harada | Character: Tetsuo
Actor: Takami Mizuhashi | Character: Fujieda
Actor: Ayako Kobayashi | Character: Otsuka Hisako
Actor: Kiichi Nakai | Character: Nakajima
Actor: Hisashi Igawa | Character: Fujieda Youji
Actor: Tomoko Naraoka | Character: Yamamoto Tomiko
Actor: Nenji Kobayashi | Character: Ogata
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Yamazaki
Actor: Yukiyoshi Ozawa | Character: Kaneyama
Actor: Yûko Fueki | Character: Young Tomoko Yamaoka
Actor: Shinri Kai | Character: Actor
Actor: Takashi Kikuchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Shigeo Kobayashi | Character: Toastmaster
Actor: Masanori Machida | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Yasuo Furuhata | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yasuo Furuhata | Role: Writer
Name: Yô Takeyama | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Naoyuki Sakagami | Role: Producer
Name: Sunao Sakagami | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ryouichi Kuniyoshi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Daisaku Kimura | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kiyoaki Saitô | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Katsuhiro Fukuzawa | Role: Art Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Tsutomu Honda | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Mitsuo Watanabe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Masunobu Boo Motokawa | Role: Casting Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327730/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: May 27, 2001
South Korea: January 18, 2002
France: December 4, 2002

Awards

Winner | 2002 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Supporting Actress | Tomoko Naraoka, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Film | The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Director | Yasuo Furuhata, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Actress | Yûko Tanaka, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actor | Nenji Kobayashi, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actress | Tomoko Naraoka, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Screenplay | Yô Takeyama, Yasuo Furuhata, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Cinematography | Daisaku Kimura, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Lighting | Mitsuo Watanabe, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Editing | Kiyoaki Saitô, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Music Score | Ryouichi Kuniyoshi, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Art Direction | Katsuhiro Fukuzawa, The Firefly
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Sound | Tsutomu Honda, The Firefly
Winner | 2001 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Ishihara Yujiro Award | The Firefly
Nominee | 2001 | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Best Film | Naomi Kawase, The Firefly

Box Office

France: USD 16510
South Korea: USD 802
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2002 | Rank: 379 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 15 | Gross to date: USD 16510 | Interval gross: USD 16510 | Per theater average: USD 1100