Grave of the fireflies /

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.
Corporate Author:	A.D.V. Films (Firm)
Other Authors:	Takahata, Isao (Screenwriter, Director), Kondō, Yoshifumi (Animator), Hara, Tōru, 1935- (Producer), Tatsumi, Tsutomu, Shiraishi, Ayano, Shinohara,Yoshiko, Yamaguchi, Akemi, Spencer, J. Robert, Chrosite, Rhoda, Taylor, Veronica, Jones, Amy, Nosaka, Akiyuki, 1930-2015
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Japanese
Language Notes:	English (2.0) or Japanese (2.0) dialogue with English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : A.D.V. Films, ©2009.
Edition:	Special 2 disc set.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Drama. Orphans > Japan > Drama. Siblings > Japan > Drama. Siblings Orphans Japan 1939-1945 Animated films Drama Feature films Fiction films War films Animated films. War films. Feature films. Fiction films.

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Summary:	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 and their emergency funds and rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko must struggle to survive their hardships as well as those of their country, which is on the losing end of the war.
Item Description:	Original story by Akiyuki Nosaka. Original Japanese version produced in 1988. Release date: Jul. 7, 2009. Special features: Interviews with director, Isao Takahata and author Akiyuki Nosaka; interview with Roger Ebert; author biography; director biography; commentary by professors Theodore F. Cook and Haruko Taya Cook; video restoration documentary; alternate angle storyboards for entire feature; bonus storyboards; trailers; original Japanese trailer; U.S. trailer.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital, widescreen (16:9).
Audience:	Rating: TV PG.
Production Credits:	Original story, Akiyuki Nosaka ; executive producer, Ryoichi Sato ; written and directed by, Isao Takahata ; animation director, Yoshifumi Kondo ; art director, Nizo Yamamoto ; producer, Toru Hara ; executive producer of English version, John O'Donnell ; English translation, Neil Nadelman.
ISBN:	9781413905274 1413905277