-- Setsuko, Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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Another one of my all-time favorite movies.. It is extremely powerful and moving, and it isn't meant for everyone.
Most of those who have seen it agree that it's probably one of the most compelling dramas ever put to film.
You simply cannot sit through this movie, paying 100% attention to it, and not shed a tear. Well, I didn't, but
it was only because I was trying hard to hold back.
It is post-war Japan, just weeks before the American occupation. In the city of Kobe, a boy lies dying in a
train station. Beside his body lies a small candy container. A janitor, unsure what to make of its ashy contents,
pitches it into the night. As fireflies float softly around it, the ghostly images of the boy and his little sister
appear...
The movie was based on the novel, "Hotaru no Haka," written by Nosaka Akiyuki, published by Shinchosha.
The novel is semi-autobiographical in that he lost his little sister during the war due to malnutrition.
He blamed himself for her death for a long time, and wrote the novel to come to terms with the loss.
Production Design: Ryoichi Sato Screenplay by and Director: Isao Takahata Character Design: Yoshifumi Kondo Art Director: Nizo Yamamoto ©1988 Akiyuki Nosaka/Shinchosha Co. Running Time: Approx. 1 hour, 22 minutes.
Original compositions based on the themes created by "images" from the movie, often composed before the movie was made. Usually, some of the pieces are eventually made into a soundtrack piece, but often, there are some that are not used for the film. There is another version available, it has the same songs from it, however, there are samples from the movie during the songs. Samples of what Setsuko or Seita may have said during the movie. Anime Nation Central Park Media Nikaku Animart
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