Natsumi's Firefly Natsumi no Hotaru 夏美のホタル Japanese 2016 Film

Natsumi's Firefly Natsumi no Hotaru 夏美のホタル Japanese 2016 Film

     Movie: Natsumi's Firefly (literal title)
    Romaji: Natsumi no Hotaru
    Japanese: 夏美のホタル
    Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
    Writer: Akio Morisawa (novel)
    Producer:
    Cinematographer:
    Release Date: June 11, 2016
    Runtime: 110 min.
    Distributor: Aeon Entertainment
    Language: Japanese
    Country: Japan


Natsumi (Kasumi Arimura) wants to become a photographer. She takes a bike which her late father left behind and goes to a forest to find a firefly she saw with her father. In the forest, Natsumi meets old mother Yasu and old son Jizo. They run a general store. Natsumi learns how to live in nature from them. She has happy summer days there. One day, Jizo tells her that he became estranged from his son in the past.

Based on the novel "Natsumi no Hotaru" by Akio Morisawa (published December, 2010 by Kadokawa Shoten).

 Cast

    Kasumi Arimura - Natsumi
    Asuka Kudo
    Kaoru Kobayashi
    Ken Mitsuishi
    Kazuko Yoshiyuki