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Plot: A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
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Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies) Recent Reviews
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MCT:November 20, 2008
Setsuko: "Why must fireflies die so young?"
Grave of the Fireflies opens on an evening in 1945, after Japan's surrender at the end of World War II; and in a train station, the young Seita dies alone. The rest of the movie tells us, in flashback, how things have come to this. Seita and Setsuko are two young Japanese children growing up in the waning days of World War II. Much to Seita's pride, their father is in the Japanese navy, and they live fairly content lives in Kobe despite rationing and the other privations of war. When their mother dies from burns suffered during an American fire-bombing raid, a distant aunt takes them in -- and conflict eventually forces the children to try to survive on their own. At first, Seita and his little sister enjoy their idyllic lives in the country, but harsh reality eventually settles in as Seita begins to understand the difficulties of taking care of a young child when both food and compassion are scarce.
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It's difficult to summarize the emotional impact of this movie suffice to say it's by far the most heart breakingly sad film I've ever seen yet it doesn't once come across as schmaltzy or contrived at any time. The story revolves around a young Japanese boy who, with his younger sister, is orphaned in an American bombing raid during WW2 and their subsequent struggle to survive during times of hardship and rationing. To divulge more would be to spoil. This is prime "thinking man's anime" and yet again proves the the genre has more to offer than big robots and dubious Hentai. -
MCT:November 16, 2008
This is by far the most emotionally stirring altogether moving anime ever made as few films animated or otherwise have ever managed to capture humanity and the horror of war quite like this...Grave of the Fireflies is a simple and poignant masterpiece.
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MCT:November 15, 2008
well i really love this film is so sad when you look only at the movies the brothers loves so much,this film is wonderfull,the history is incredible i want to see many times more.
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MCT:November 5, 2008
Sad movie.. Really touched, wat can 2 little children do in da war time!! Bcoz of dis movie, i bought candy drops too...
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MCT:November 4, 2008"Why must fireflies die so young?"
Director:Isao Takahata
Writers:Akiyuki Nosaka (novel), Isao Takahata (written by)
Genre:Animation | Drama | War
THE MOVIE OUTLINE
"Setsuko and Seita are brother and sister living in wartime Japan. After their mother is killed in an air raid they find a temporary home with relatives. Having quarreled with their aunt they leave the city and make their home in an abandoned shelter. While their father's destiny who was a soldier is unknown the two must depend on each other to somehow keep a roof over their heads and food in their stomachs. When everything is in short supply, they gradually succumb to hunger and their only entertainment is the light of the fireflies. "I saw many good reviews about this movie so yeah, I'll see it ASAP. It's on my #1 movies to go list.
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kristyann1posted 48 days ago -
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I watched this with my family, my dad who was a marine for 15 years cried. No joke. It made me think of what I would do, and who Are really my friends?
posted 525 days ago -
you dont even think about the fact it is animated...it is just so human.
posted 660 days ago -
i watched this with my guy mates. we were all sobbing at the end. it was absolutely terrible. but the movie was really REALLY good
posted 663 days ago -
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una de las pocas peliculas del anime , si es ua obra maestra como disen, esta pelicula la puedes ver cuantas vese kieras y siempre te hara llorar, el siemple hecho de pensar que es uan historia real te parte el coraozon.
es impresionanate la forma en que toman situaciones tan crudas como esta, pero esta pelicula no solo te hace llorar como se puede en la pelicula la relacion de setsuko y seita son muy unidos
en conclusion es muy buna peliculaposted 699 days ago -
watch it.. no matter what, just do it..... the most impressive animated film I've ever seen
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