What is the duration of Fireflies in the North?

The duration of Fireflies in the North is 125 mins.

What is the original language of Fireflies in the North?

The original language of Fireflies in the North is Japanese.

Who directed Fireflies in the North?

Fireflies in the North was directed by Hideo Gosha.

Which studio made Fireflies in the North?

Fireflies in the North was produced by Toei Company.

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Q: Does Fireflies in the North have end credit scenes?

Fireflies in the North does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Runtime

125 mins

Language

Japanese

Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early Meiji era, the film follows the brutal warden of Kabato Prison as he ruthlessly commands convicts sentenced to forced labor to construct the roads needed to open the untamed territory, highlighting the harsh climate, severe oppression, and the prisoners’ struggle for survival.

Toei Company

Studio

Hideo Gosha

Director

Does Fireflies in the North have end credit scenes?

No!

Fireflies in the North does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Fireflies in the North

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Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Oga

Mari Natsuki

Suma

Daisuke Ryû

Nagakura

Tatsuya Nakadai

Takeshi Tsukigata

Shima Iwashita

Yu Nakamura

Yoshio Inaba

Bessho

Shun Sugata

Isao Natsuyagi

Kakumu

Kai Ato

Ryuzo

Koichi Sato

Yakichi

Toru Masuoka

Gaiki

Daigaku Sekine

Seizō Fukumoto

Hiroshi Miyauchi

Hatsuo Yamaya

Marutoku

Kinzō Sakura

Tetsuro Tamba

Ishikura

Masataka Naruse

Ai Saotome

Setsu Furuya

Rantaro Mine

Kissei Kumamoto

Mikio Narita

Kido

Junko Takazawa

Hanayakko

Kyōichi Satō

Masaharu Arikawa

Mineko Maruhira

Tankurô

Rin Tsunami

Masako Natsume

Narrator (voice)

Tamaki Miyagawa

Shunji Sasaki

Shunsuke Kariya

Asao Koike

Yuhara

Ryumei Azuma

Reiko Nakamura

Hamagiku

Jiro Shirai

Kunihiko Mitamura

Masaki

Katsuko Ōkawa

Toshimichi Takahashi

Shirô Kimura

Masaya Nihei

Tomosaburo Kumagai

Arase

Happou Tsukitei

Clothing company owner

Kumi Fujishima

Yû Hoshino

Ryuma Watanabe

Mariko Takamori

Midori Tsukuba

Kozue Tanaka

Toshiko Arisugawa

Yû Ishihara

Satoshi Awabara

Kuniomi Kitani

Yoshimi Tamura

Kôichi Yamamoto

Ryûji Tsubaki

Yûsuke Tsukasa

Shinichi Hori

Toshiyuki Kawabe

Minoru Inatsuki

Seiichi Ehara

Takashi Takemoto

Shunichi Nakajima

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