Fireflies in the North (1984)
Original title: 北の螢
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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.
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Tatsuya NakadaiTakeshi Tsukigata
Shima IwashitaYu Nakamura
Koichi SatoYakichi
Ai SaotomeSetsu Furuya
Daisuke RyūNagakura
Kunihiko MitamuraMasaki
Reiko NakamuraHamagikuJunko TakazawaHanayakko
Shunsuke Kariya
Hatsuo YamayaMarutokuShirô KimuraAraseMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference360095Actor preference204761 · 78930 · 412390Country preferenceJpDecade preference1980
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Frequently asked questions about Fireflies in the North
What is Fireflies in the North about?
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.
How long is Fireflies in the North?
Fireflies in the North has a runtime of 125 minutes.