Fireflies in the North
5.3/10
Rating
125 min
Runtime
1984
Release Year
Hideo Gosha
Director
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Koichi Sato, Ai Saotome, Daisuke Ryū
Quick Synopsis
In the early Meiji era, in the harsh, frozen landscape of Hokkaido, Kabato Prison holds convicts who are forced to work on building roads to develop the region. The prisoners endure severe treatment under the prison's cruel warden, who rules with brutality over their daily lives and labor.
Detailed Synopsis of Fireflies in the North
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.
