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Mood:
- BleakEmotionalAtmosphericGloomy
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Plot:
- OrphanSurvivalSiblings RelationsChild in DangerWartime LifeDangerEscapadesMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- AnimationDramaWarForeignAnimePeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century40sWorld War 2
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Place:
- AsiaJapan
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Violent Content
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Grave of the Fireflies, 1988
English, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
Japan
Profile of Grave of the Fireflies
The mood of Grave of the Fireflies is bleak, emotional, and gloomy. The plot centers around an orphan, a child in danger, and wartime life. It is a drama, foreign, and animation movie. Stylistically, Grave of the Fireflies anime. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Japan. Grave of the Fireflies happens in the 20th century. It is based on a book. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that Grave of the Fireflies includes violent content.
Summary of Grave of the Fireflies
In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a deathly ill boy lying beside a metal candy container. The janitor unwittingly tosses the possession into the night, beginning a most unusual tale of survival set amid the atrocities of war in the Animé GRAVE OF FIREFLIES. Brother and sister Seita and Setsuko, ages 14 and 4, 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.
Details
| Language: | English, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese |
| Country: | Japan |
| Release date: | October 1994 |
| Runtime: | 89 min |
Cast and Crew
as Seita
as Setsuko
as Mother
as Aunt
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Users Reviews
- 26.February.2011
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- by: Andrew
- Andrew rated this movie6/10Okay
- 05.January.2011
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- by: Popoff
- Popoff rated this movie
9/10Amazing
