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Firefly

Firefly

19891.01h 42m

Overview

A young outlaw racing through the streets of Yokohama. Will the love that slipped through his fingers like sand come back to him once again?

Directed by Shunichi Kajima
Written by Goro Hanawa, Shunichi Kajima
Produced by Takeshi Motomura, Harumichi Otani
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Top Cast

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshiro Yanagiba

Kenji Shimada

Kaho Minami

Kaho Minami

Asako

Hiroshi Fuse

Hiroshi Fuse

Hideo Kiuchi

Kyoko Tsujisawa

Kyoko Tsujisawa

Yoko

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Hashimoto

Hisako Manda

Hisako Manda

Tokiko

Toru Masuoka

Toru Masuoka

Ninomiya

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Yokoyama

Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura

Kusuhara (as Johnny Okura)

Hitoshi Ozawa

Hitoshi Ozawa

Hiroshi

About Firefly

Firefly is a action, crime, romance film released in 1989. Directed by Shunichi Kajima, it stars Toshiro Yanagiba, Kaho Minami, Hiroshi Fuse. A young outlaw racing through the streets of Yokohama. Will the love that slipped through his fingers like sand come back to him once again?

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