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Grave of the Fireflies
- Special Edition
Grave of the Fireflies is
a tragic animated film about a young boy and his little sister's struggle
to survive in Japan during World War II. Why do fireflies die so
young?
Orphaned and homeless, two children set out to survive on their own
in post-World War II Japan. But in the face of a society that is
no
longer able to help them, they begin to realize that they can never
escape the hardships of war. Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi,
Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi.
DVD - Two disc set
- Anamorphic Widescreen Format
- English and Japanese with English subtitles
- Featuring a brilliantly restored and digitally re-mastered print
with a Dolby Digital 5.1 Stereo soundtrack
- Interview with Writer/Director Isao Takahata
- Interview with Original Author Akiyuki Nosaka
- Interview with noted film critic and scholar Roger Ebert
- Author biography -Akiyuki Nosaka
- Director biography - Isao Takahata
- Historical perspective & commentary by Professors Theodore and
Haruko Taya Cook (History/Rutgers University)
- A documentary on the restoration of the feature
- Original Japanese and American theatrical trailers
- Shooting script
- Art gallery with additional work drawings
- 'Then and Now' photo archive: Kobae before and after the firebombing
- ALL of the original story-boards - allowing the viewer to watch
the entire feature (in Japanese or English) in original work drawings,
or by going back and forth between the feature and the story boards
- Cast and production credits
Curator's Comments:
Read
Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director: Isao Takahata
Color
88 minutes
Rated: PG
Released: 1988
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Genre: Animation / War / Drama
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