Firefly Dreams is a film shoot by a foreign filmmaker, but it was full of Japaneseness. The story is about the interaction between a high school girl Naomi and senior woman Ms. Koide. Naomi is a rough-and-tumble girl, smokes and drinks, and often skips school. One day, her father suggests staying in the countryside during the summer. She is very reluctant but accepts. At there, she meets Ms. Koide who is over 80 years and having dementia. She gradually enjoys her life in the countryside but gets a call telling that her father is dead. After a while, she is told that her mother is going to get married again, and gets the news that Ms. Koide is in danger, and then died. At first, she thinks that living with relatives in the countryside is very troublesome, but she gains, learns, enjoys a lot. I lliked this fim because the suffering of Japanese teenagers at that time is beautifully depicted. However, the ending was open so that some people might think the way of end the story is a little bit vague.
Review of Ichiban utsukushî natsu
