Grave of the Fireflies (Region Free)

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Why do fireflies die so young?
Certificate: none
Running Time: 88 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
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Synopsis:
It is post-war Japan, just weeks before the American occupation, In the city of Kobe, a boy lies 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...

Flashback to a short time earlier. Orphaned and homeless from a fire-bomb attack on their city, 14-year-old Seita and his 4-year-old sister, Setsuko, set out to survive in the face of a society that is no longer able to protect them. Forced to live in an abandoned bomb shelter in the Japanese countryside, they slowly come to realize that they can never escape the hardships of war, or even find enough food to survive...

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Chapter Stops
Character Gallery
DVD Sneak Peeks
Historical Background

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Japanese
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
Japanese
English

Directed By:
Isao Takahata

Written By:


Starring:
Yoshiko Shinohara
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Akemi Yamaguchi
Ayano Shiraishi

Soundtrack By:
Yoshio Mamiya

Editor:
Takeshi Seyama

Production Designer:
Ryoichi Sato

Producer:
Toru Hare

Distributor:
Central Park

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9 / 10
Can`t believe nobody`s reviewed this incredible film yet so i`m just adding my two cents here...for want of a better word, this film is just so heartbreakingly magnificent...not an easy one to watch, and some out of you out there might not even last for it`s entire duration, but i tell you, it`s worth your time...imho, it beats movies like Schindler`s List (which i thought was a great movie) in terms of sheer impact...trust me, i`m not one to harp on movies but this one is too damn breathtaking not to talk about...so far the best war film i`ve ever seen and one of my fav top 5 films ever
posted by frodo_dodo on 21/6/2003 12:00