Fish of the Fire

Fish of the Fire

53 mins | Drama | July 24, 2009

Hi no Sakana (火の魚, Fish of the Fire) is a Japanese novel by Murō Saisei; it was first published in 1960, and was later adapted into a single episode TV drama that was broadcast on NHK Hiroshima in 2009. The story describes the interactions between an elderly author and a young staffer from a publishing company as they collaborate on a book cover design for the author's latest novel.

Fish of the Fire

53 mins | Drama | July 24, 2009

Fish of the Fire
Hi no Sakana (火の魚, Fish of the Fire) is a Japanese novel by Murō Saisei; it was first published in 1960, and was later adapted into a single episode TV drama that was broadcast on NHK Hiroshima in 2009. The story describes the interactions between an elderly author and a young staffer from a publishing company as they collaborate on a book cover design for the author's latest novel.
Producers NHK
Original title Hi no sakana
Directors Hiroshi Kurosaki
Writers Saisei Murô, Aya Watanabe

Cast

Yoshio Harada

as Shozo murata

Machiko Ono

as Tochiko orimi