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Grave of the Fireflies More at IMDbPro »Hotaru no haka (original title)

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1. A Beautiful Unforgettable Masterpiece that shows the true cost of war.
by Melandouche on 16 June 2010
2. A masterpiece, whose beauty is often overlooked
by Lupercali on 4 September 2004
3. The best movie you'll never want to see again
by Nogami on 26 August 2001
4. Haunting
by Black Rainbow on 28 January 2001
5. More moving than you could ever expect
by bdod5489 on 3 February 2005
6. Brutally honest and heartbreaking
by Dark0 on 9 October 2003
7. One of the finest films ever made.
by Theoron on 7 December 1999
8. Powerful and Heartbreaking
by Howard Schumann on 11 November 2002
9. A powerful film that shows the true cost of war
by dee.reid on 28 August 2004
10. Heartbreaking
by Nephilim-6 on 4 March 2001
11. A magnificent piece of work and one of the most heartbreaking tales ever told
by The_Void on 7 January 2005
12. Depressing, but a must see
by dbborroughs on 6 July 2004
13. Heartbreaking...
by Teebs2 on 3 January 2006
14. Truly Heartbreaking
by michael saunders (saunders.michael@lycos.com) on 21 June 2001
15. Addressing my fellow reviewers
by deomortis on 4 April 2007
16. Heartrendering, moving masterpiece from Isao Takahata, and a triumph for animation.
by JTurner82 on 18 August 2005
17. They won't make them like this anymore.
by Blackavarbunny on 2 June 2005
18. Grave of the Fireflies Review
by woodchippu- on 20 July 2005
19. A very sad yet powerful movie
by Lady Targaryen on 29 January 2006
20. I cried my eyes out
by thorgin_the_dunedain on 2 September 2006
21. "Hard to recover from, impossible to forget"
by mahlersoboes on 25 September 2005
22. Unique combination of Italian neorealism and Yasujiro Ozu's Japanese drama for probably the best animation film out there
by tutanes2 on 17 November 2005
23. An extremely sensitive and poignant animated film.
by BadWebDiver on 11 November 2004
24. An emotion-filled film
by luisc7410 on 14 January 2005
25. It would be heartless not to like this movie
by Angel Meiru on 22 February 2005
26. It's awesome... anime's greatest masterpiece ever
by Sebastián Erasmy (slyman.is.god@gmail.com) on 8 August 2005
27. Heartbreaking, Upsetting, Beautiful, Brilliant.
by baz_trinity on 10 December 2006
28. Gem of a movie.
by pr4bh on 16 January 2006
29. Utterly Devastating
by roquedog504 on 26 November 2005
30. a truly beautiful example of Japanese animated cinema
by paul may (tuxpixie@gmail.com) on 5 March 2006
31. Utterly devastating
by Leofwine_draca on 10 February 2011
32. warning: this film will burn a hole in your heart
by darth_darth on 16 July 2005
33. Joins a select few as a movie that has brought me tears
by 0rganism on 24 February 2003
34. Possibly the best film ever?
by (mwalzak) on 21 January 2003
35. A gem in every right, and one of the best things ever put to film, animated or not
by Archrival0001 on 21 August 2005
36. Cry...
by electronsexparty on 10 June 2005
37. OK, i was depressed for a week
by k_alby on 9 January 2005
38. Beautiful haunting film
by orbrium on 17 April 2006
39. Brilliant. Too tough. Superb. Heartwrenching. (ad lib)
by Boris-57 (bonzothegod@hotmail.com) on 24 December 2004
40. Wonderful. SECOND VIEWING of this FILM--- very ESSENTIAL.
by Sasson Solomon on 9 November 2010
41. This movie doesn't move you,it shatters you
by Rohit Rajkumar (roha2lak@yahoo.co.in) on 19 August 2009
42. Good movie, be wary of the negatives due to lack of understanding
by thenekassyni on 29 January 2009
43. Make a grown man cry like a baby!!!
by abmong on 1 October 2008
44. One of the great animation classics.
by tonymurphylee on 21 May 2008
45. Best movie you never want to see again
by ChristleyTF on 9 May 2008
46. this is one of the best movies i've ever seen if not the best
by joaosantos20 on 28 March 2008
47. the most powerful movie i have ever seen
by riceowensmoss on 28 November 2007
48. Very moving experience
by David on 24 March 2007
49. A big salute to Hotaru no Haka
by gerardatienza on 23 September 2005
50. Deeply Moving
by Eternalrev7 on 12 October 2004

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