Fireflies: River of Light

Wouldn't it be beautiful to see fireflies dancing here?

Original title: ほたるの星
Duration: 101 min
Release date: 2004-06-05
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After finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in a rustic primary school. He struggles to get through to his students, until he creates a class project to raise fireflies to fly over it once again. All students, even the reserved girl Hikari (Risako Sugaya), become passionately involved in the project. However, it brings them into conflict with parents and the school, one problem after another stands in his way.

Drama

ほたるの星

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