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Setsuko and Seita are brother and sister struggling for survival in war-torn Japan. Their mother has been killed and the whereabouts of their soldier father is unknown. They depend on one another to stay alive but gradually they succumb to hunger and for entertainment they watch the light of the fireflies.

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EAN5060034571193

eBay Product ID (ePID)30855561

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleGrave of the Fireflies

DirectorIsao Takahata

Release Year2004

FormatDVD

LanguageJapanese

FeaturesRestored Print\Interview With Director Takahata\Director And Author Biographies\Restoration Feature\Art Gallery Stills\Japanese Trailer\Interview With Roger Ebert\Historical Perspective Featurette, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General, Animation

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time120 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureJapan

Number of Discs2

Additional InformationA 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.

ReviewsCommon Sense Media - Even seen-it-all critics such as Roger Ebert admit to having been moved to tears by GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES., DVD Talk - If you have never seen Grave of the Fireflies before then you simply must. It's without a doubt one of the most heart-wrenching animated films I have ever seen., Chicago Sun-Times - "GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made..." (Roger Ebert)

Dubbing LanguagesEnglish

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleGrave Of The Fireflies

VoiceTsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi

Director of AnimationIsao Takahata