Fireflies in the North

Synopsis

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.

Details

Director

Hideo Gosha

Release

September 1, 1984

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Network

Toei Company

Runtime

2h 5m

View on IMDb

Where to watch

No known streaming options in United States.

Cast

• 
  Tatsuya Nakadai

  Takeshi Tsukigata
• 
  Shima Iwashita

  Yu Nakamura
• 
  Mikio Narita

  Kido
• 
  Mari Natsuki

  Suma
• 
  Reiko Nakamura

  Hamagiku
• 
  Junko Takazawa

  Hanayakko
• 
  Tetsuro Tamba

  Ishikura
• 
  Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

  Oga
• 
  Isao Natsuyagi

  Kakumu
• 
  Asao Koike

  Yuhara
• Yû Hoshino

  Roku
• 
  Kozue Tanaka

  Kinu

People who liked this also looked at

The Ballad of Narayama

Film · 1983 · ★ 7.5

Hands of Stone

Film · 2016 · ★ 6.6

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

Film · 1972 · ★ 7.0

The Secrets We Keep

Film · 2020 · ★ 6.0

House of Bamboo

Film · 1955 · ★ 6.2

What Maisie Knew

Film · 2013 · ★ 7.1

O.G.

Film · 2018 · ★ 6.0

The Young One

Film · 1960 · ★ 7.0

El Chicano

Film · 2019 · ★ 6.6

Convict

Film · 2014 · ★ 6.5

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Film · 1973 · ★ 7.3

Battleground

Film · 1949 · ★ 6.7