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螢火虫之墳
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Hotaru no Haka | Grave of the Fireflies
Alternate official English title: Tombstone for Fireflies
Grave of the fireflies is a very
somber film about the struggle of two children to survive
during World War II. Seita, the older brother, and Setsuko,
the younger sister, are left to fend for themselves
when their mother passes away from severe burns inflicted
by the American firebombing of their town. Their father
is serving in the Japanese navy, but the children have
not heard from him in a long time, so Seita and Setsuko
try staying with a distant relative. However, Seita
doesn't get along well with this relative, and decides
to leave, taking Setsuko with him, to live on their
own. You may be surprised to learn that this film double-featured
with My Neighbor Totoro!
introduction from www.nausicaa.net
A special work from studio ghibli. It is the only
one that doesn't have a happy ending. The two main character,
Seita and Setsuko's mother pass away during the air
bombing and they have lost contact with their father
who serve in the Navy. Seita and Setsuko pass away in
the end of this anime. Well, actually in the begining
we can already knew that.
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