River of Fireflies (Japanese: 螢川, Hepburn: Hotarugawa; lit. Firefly River) is a 1987 Japanese coming of age drama film directed by Eizō Sugawa. It was adapted by Sugawa and Kyohei Nakaoka from the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel of the same name by Teru Miyamoto. The film stars Takayuki Sakazume as Takio Mizushima, a boy experiencing sexual awakening, personal growth and death in a financially struggling family. It co-stars Rentarō Mikuni, Yukiyo Toake, Tamae Sawada and Takuzo Kawatani. Kōichi Kawakita served as special effects director for the film's climactic sequence. River of Fireflies was theatrically released by Shochiku on February 21, 1987, in Japan.
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