| Rainbow Fireflies | |
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 Film poster advertising Niji-iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsu Yasumi in Japan | |
| Directed by | Kōnosuke Uda |
| Screenplay by | Kei Kunii |
| Based on | Rainbow Fireflies by Masayuki Kawaguchi |
| Starring | Akashi Takei Ayumi Kimura |
| Cinematography | Masao Ōnuki |
| Music by | Masataka Matsutōya |
| Production company | Toei Animation |
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| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Rainbow Fireflies (虹色ほたる～永遠の夏休み～, Niji-iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsu Yasumi, Rainbow-Colored Fireflies: The Eternal Summer Vacation) is a 2012 Japanese anime film directed by Kōnosuke Uda.
Plot
On a hot summer day, a young boy named Yuta visits the dam where his father died one year ago. At the site he meets a mysterious old man. He gives the old man something to drink and later that day the old man saves him after slipping off the dam. He wakes up to discover he is 30 years in the past. There he meets a girl named Saeko, who loves fireflies, and also befriends a boy his age named Kenjo.
Voice cast
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- Akashi Takei as Yuta
- Ayumi Kimura as Saeko
- Osamu Nitta as Kenzo
- Takahiro Sakurai as Yuta (adult)
- Mamiko Noto as Saeko (adult)
- Kazuya Nakai as Kenzo (adult)
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Aotengu
- Tarô Ishida as Hotaru Ji
References
- "Toei's Niji-iro Hotaru Film Cast, Theme Singer Revealed". Anime News Network. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- "虹色ほたる―永遠の夏休み".
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Rainbow Fireflies (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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