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Grave of the Fireflies (2-Disc Collector's Edition) 
Actors : Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Rhoda Chrosite
Director : Isao Takahata
Studio : Central Park Media Corporation (I) (II)
by Central Park Media Corporation (I) (II)
Release Date : 2002-10-08
Publisher : Central Park Media Corporation (I) (II)
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 2
EAN : 9781586642020
UPC : 719987220621
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 585 reviews)
List Price : $29.98
Our Price : $97.89
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Americancivilwar.com essential video |
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Isao Takahata's powerful antiwar film has been praised by critics wherever it has been screened around the world. When their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo near the end of World War II, teenage Seita and his little sister Setsuko are left on their own: their father is away, serving in the Imperial Navy. The two children initially stay with an aunt, but she has little affection for them and resents the time and money they require. The two children set up housekeeping in a cave by a stream, but their meager resources are quickly exhausted, and Seita is reduced to stealing to feed his sister. The strength of Grave of the Fireflies lies in Takahata's evenhanded portrayal of the characters. A sympathetic doctor, the greedy aunt, the disinterested cousins all know there is little they can do for Seita and Setsuko. Their resources, like their country's, are already overtaxed: anything they spare endangers their own survival. As in the Barefoot Gen films, no mention is made of Japan's role in the war as an aggressor; but the depiction of the needless suffering endured by its victims transcends national and ideological boundaries. --Charles Solomon |
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Incredible film, a must see |
I rarely take the time to review movies or any other products that I order online, even if I really like them. But this is a true standout.
This is a tremendous film. It's focus is an aspect of WWII and the use of the atomic bomb that westerners, including myself, have managed to ignore. It concerns the lives of Japanese commoners during and after the war.
Anyway, I am a big tough guy, not prone to emotional displays of any type, but I really cried after this movie. I mean that I cried hard. Blubbered.
The director develops these characters amazingly well. I felt like I knew them and loved them. I felt such pain for them. The idea that kids in Japan really did suffer like that was driven into me. I haven't yet been able to bring myself to watch it again, but everyone should see it once.
Incidentally, Roger Ebert said that this was one of the top 5 war films he's ever seen. Pretty amazing that an animated film makes his list, especially considering the huge number of war films out there. |
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Wonderful tear jerker |
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I bought this after seeing it on Funination. It is a very sad tale, a 10 Kleenix at least but has much to offer in the way of art, Japanese culture and will show anyone interested that soldiers aren't the only ones who suffer in war! |
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My favorite movie of all time |
Hands down. Powerful. My desert island movie even with nothing to play it on, just in case aliens with DVD players arrive to save me.
In my book, no movie ever made comes close to the brilliance that is this movie. Your life is not complete until you've seen it. |
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An experience like no other. |
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I had to pay a hefty price for this movie used from an Americancivilwar vendor, but I found a like new copy and was glad I did as this is one of most emotionally driven anime... no, one of the most emotionally driven movies I've ever seen. The dark and depp colors used during the landscape and battle scenes will look beautiful, but it is eerie when combined with the sad, dark and sometimes macabre storyline. Everyone needs to see this movie at least once. |
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hayao miyazaki |
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This movie is sad and extremely moving. It is based on the lives of a brother and his young kid sister and the events they have to endure during WWII. I've never cried for any movie except this for this one. I remember watching this movie with my brother until 2am and I head to my room and he head to his for bed. We saw each other in the morning at 7am. We confirmed that either of us slept that night, constantly thinking of the sad tale (even the ending credits's images displayed sad events that took place). I did not watch this movie for at least a year later because the thought of it made me sad. As time passed, I was able to rewatch the movie with the appreciation it deserves but with less heartache. My cousin watched the movie on a visit one night and I noticed the look he had the next morning. I asked how did he slept. He answered "not much, kept thinking about the movie." There are many great movies, but none this powerful. I do not know any other movie that makes one reflect as much as one will after watching it. You will always remember this movie after watching it in its entirety. The story is based on true events even though the characters are fictional. If you ever thought your life is sad, watch this movie and count your blessings. No matter how bad you think you have it, it is nothing compared to the lives these kids had to endure. Watch this movie and be thankful for all that you got. On a different note, you can now watch any sad movie that exist in the present or in the future for you have built up your tolerence level of sad movies to the max. I have yet to see a more sad and moving tale. It is a tough challenge for any movie to take on. This is storytelling at its best. Do not watch this movie with kids under 12! They are not ready for it. |
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