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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 04/26/2007

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Firefly Dreams (2001)

Directed by John Williams

Drama

Overview

Naomi, a seventeen year-old city brat from Nagoya, finds her world turned upside down after the breakup of her parents’ marriage. Packed off to the country, she reluctantly works at her aunt’s inn until being asked to care for Mrs. Koide, an aging relative with Alzheimer’s disease. At first, Naomi dislikes looking after the old woman, but over the course of the summer, the two develop an extraordinary friendship that transcends age and experience. The debut feature from international filmmaker John Williams (Midnight Spin), Firefly Dreams stars veteran Japanese actress Yoshie Minami (Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru) and newcomer Maho Ukai in a critically acclaimed performance.

Length 105 minutes

Actors

Maho | Tsutomu Niwa | Etsuko Kimata | Yoshie Minami

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Our Spring Japanese movie for my JP language class. Anno-sensei wanted to present my DVD of Always but could not get it to play so she selected this film which we watched on the big screen in the language lab. Very lovely and heartwarming coming of age story. Incredibly slow paced to juxtapose the country life w/urban life. Comparisons to On Golden Pond are justified but I like this story w/the angst ridden teenage girl much more.

Very impressed w/this cast of almost all first time actors. You wouldn’t think that but Williams gets the most from them for his story.

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