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JAPAN · 2005
Grave of the Fireflies
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Synopsis
Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.
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However, Takahata's 'Grave of the Fireflies' taught me that animation could tackle such serious and dramatic themes, showing the true potential of the medium.
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