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365 Days, 100 Films #23 - Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

30 May 2011 11:28 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Grave of the Fireflies, 1988.

Directed by Isao Takahata.

Featuring the voice talents of J. Robert Spencer, Rhoda Chrosite, Amy Jones and Veronica Taylor.

Synopsis:

A boy and his younger sister struggle to survive in war-torn Japan during World War II.

"Yes, it's a cartoon, and the kids have eyes like saucers, but it belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made." -Roger Ebert

Seita is a pre-teenager in Japan who has just lived through World War Two. The film opens on him as he slowly passes away, homeless and starving in a train station. His war is over as he utters “Setsuko” with his last breath. He whispers it in the same way Kane spoke ‘Rosebud’. The camera tracks back as two janitors start to tidy him away. The shot’s increased scope reveals many more like him, supported by the station’s numerous pillars. Commuters consider them a nuisance. »

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