Grave of the fireflies / written and directed by Isao Takahata ; animation director, Yoshifumi Kondo ; producer, Toru Hara.

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In the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Hotaru no haka. = 火垂るの墓
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: A.D.V. Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Takahata, Isao (Screenwriter, Director)
Kondō, Yoshifumi (Animator)
Hara, Tōru, 1935- (Producer)
Nosaka, Akiyuki, 1930-2015
Language:English
Japanese
Language of the Original:
Japanese
Language and/or Writing System:
English (2.0) or Japanese (2.0) dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : A.D.V. Films, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:Special second disc set.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Drama.
Orphans > Japan > Drama.
Siblings > Japan > Drama.
Anime.
Drama.
1939-1945
Orphans.
Japan.
War films.
Feature films.
Animated films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Anime.
War films.
Feature films.
Animated films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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