Fireflies in the North
1984, Japanese. Directed by Hideo Gosha.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 September 1984
- Original title
- 北の螢
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kōji Takada
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Fireflies in the North runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Fireflies in the North isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 1984. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Fireflies in the North?
If you liked Fireflies in the North, try The Ballad of Narayama, Hands of Stone, The Secrets We Keep.
Who directed Fireflies in the North?
Fireflies in the North (1984) was directed by Hideo Gosha and stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Mikio Narita.