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Grave Of The Fireflies
1988
A Japanese boy of 14 and his 4 year old sister, attempt to seek refuge from the atrocities of World War II in the small city of Kobe. In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a metal sweet container beside a deathly ill boy. The janitor tosses the canister into the night, unwittingly beginning a most unusual tale of survival .. Read more
| Starring | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi |
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| Director | Isao Takahata |
| Genres | Animated, Anime |
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Grave Of The Fireflies
A Japanese boy of 14 and his 4 year old sister, attempt to seek refuge from the atrocities of World War II in the small city of Kobe. In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a metal sweet container beside a deathly ill boy. The janitor tosses the canister into the night, unwittingly beginning a most unusual tale of survival amid war. Brother and sister Seita and Setsuko, flee their disheveled home and deceased parents to make their bid for a new life. Before American troops begin to occupy their country, the children resort to dwelling in an abandoned bomb shelter in the countryside. Though these siblings later get a sense of safety, they realize necessities such as food and water will not be easy to come by. This stunning and emotional film comes from the studio that made SPIRITED AWAY.
| Starring | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi |
|---|---|
| Director | Isao Takahata |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Anime |
| Language | DVD: Japanese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Aug 2004 Production year: 1988 |
| Format | DVD |
Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)
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A tale told by a dead boy, of how he and his sister starved to death in the days just before Japan's surrender in the Second World War. A downbeat story, based on a semi-autobiographical novel, beautifully animated in a stylized manner, told with restrain
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"GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made..." (Roger Ebert)
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89 out of 94 people found this review helpful
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emotionless cynics
I'm not really into Japanese anime, but I had the patience to give this movie a chance.
I was rewarded with a sweet and moving story. I knew from reviews that it would not be particularly uplifting but looking at a country at war, from a different perspective, added interest and depth to the tale.
This movie is worth watching. I found it thought provoking and it had an emotional impact which jaded cynics like me do not always experience. -
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Beautifully made and devastatingly sad
Studio Ghibli is often called the Japanese Disney, due to magical affairs like Spirited Away. This film, however, seperates the Japanese film makers from the American corporation like no other.
Beautifully made and devastatingly sad, this is the story of a brother and sister trying to survive near the end of World War 2.
One of the most striking things about it, apart from the relationship between the two main characters, is the lack of wartime spirit that would normally fill a film like this. Very view people show any care or sympathy for the pair at all.
If anyone ever tries to tel you that Anime is all about guns and gore, so them this film and watch them reconsider (after they've wiped the tears out of their eyes). -
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Grave Of The Fireflies
A Japanese boy of 14 and his 4 year old sister, attempt to seek refuge from the atrocities of World War II in the small city of Kobe. In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a metal sweet container beside a deathly ill boy. The janitor tosses the canister into the night, unwittingly beginning a ...
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