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08/12/05
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:19
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.8/10
Consensus: An achingly sad anti-war film, Grave of the Fireflies is one of Studio Ghibli’s most profoundly beautiful, haunting works.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Director: Isao Takahata
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Reviews for Grave of the Fireflies
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11/26/02
Incredibly moving. The ultimate tear-jerker.
03/12/04
The Most Human Cartoon You'll Ever See. Grave of the Fireflies can be grueling - but infinitely more rewarding.
08/10/03
haunting...devastating
08/22/02
Even though it's not exactly easy to watch the protracted deaths of two children, this is not only one of the greatest anime ever, but also an important (anti-) war film. A moving masterpiece.
09/03/08
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04/29/09
Ultimately, the picture's respect for Seito and Setsuko's ability to fend for themselves results in a far more powerful piece of cinema than if they'd been portrayed as the typical scared kid.
09/24/03
Writer-director Isao Takahata, a frequent collaborator of Miyazaki's at Studio Ghibli, adapted a partly autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, and his handling of the tragic story is masterfully understated.
07/14/02
No review available.
08/25/04
I doubt this story could have been as successful as a straight drama. The spirits of Seita and Setsuko cannot really be filmed except as animated figures.
12/03/02
Ranks among the greatest of anime.
01/17/03
Very simply the gentlest and most touching war-related film I've ever seen.
04/30/07
... a beautiful lament and a moving tribute to the people we rarely consider when we think about World War 2: those Japanese who suffered for the crimes of their leaders.
01/15/05
What can you say about an animated movie that brings despair and continually makes your eyes well up with tears?
10/18/02
One of the most devastating anti-war films ever made, animated or otherwise.
10/15/03
No review available.
10/29/02
Um retrato sem concessões do horror da guerra e de suas conseqüências não apenas sobre a sociedade, mas sobre indivíduos comuns. Emocionalmente devastador.
07/09/06
Takahata's alternately sweeping and intimate animated feature is a moving depiction of the fates of cast-off children who become casualties of war.
09/03/08
A very moving, but depressing movie.
01/28/04
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