Rainbow Fireflies

Aired: 2012

An animated film based on the novel by Masayuki Kawaguchi. Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Tetsunosuke Uda. Set in a mountain village in the 1970s, a boy from the city time-slips to a village that was submerged under a dam, where he spends an unforgettable summer with the children he meets there. The film is characterized by its nostalgic atmosphere and beautiful depictions of nature.