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Giovanni's Island

Original title: Jobanni no shima
  • 20142014
  • 1h 42m
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7.3/10
2.1K
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Giovanni's Island (2014)
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A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true... Read allA dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.
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7.3/10
2.1K
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    • Mizuho Nishikubo
  • Writers
    • Shigemichi Sugita(original story)
    • Wendee Lee(adaptation)
    • Yoshiki Sakurai(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai(voice)
    • Yukie Nakama(voice)
    • Yûsuke Santamaria(voice)
    • Mizuho Nishikubo
  • Writers
    • Shigemichi Sugita(original story)
    • Wendee Lee(adaptation)
    • Yoshiki Sakurai(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai(voice)
    • Yukie Nakama(voice)
    • Yûsuke Santamaria(voice)
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    • 7User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Junpei Senou (older)
    • (voice)
    Yukie Nakama
    Yukie Nakama
    • Sawako
    • (voice)
    Yûsuke Santamaria
    Yûsuke Santamaria
    • Hideo
    • (voice)
    Tatyana Sharko
      Kota Yokoyama
      • Junpei Senou
      • (voice)
      Junya Taniai
      • Senou, Kanta
      Kaoru Yachigusa
      Kaoru Yachigusa
      • Sawako (older)
      Ho Han Yoo
        Austin Nash Chase
        Austin Nash Chase
        • Various
        • (voice)
        Lauren Conn
        Grant George
        Grant George
        • Hideo
        • (English version)
        • (voice)
        Aleksandr Golovchanskiy
          Kannon Gowen
          • Jun Pei
          • (English version)
          • (voice)
          Natalie Hoover
          • Tanya
          • (English version)
          • (voice)
          Masachika Ichimura
          Masachika Ichimura
          • Tatsuo Senou
          • (voice)
          Polina Ilyushenko
          • Tanya
          • (voice)
          Hiroshi Inuzuka
          • Village Chief
          • (voice)
          Saburô Kitajima
          • Genzou Senou
          • (voice)
            • Mizuho Nishikubo
          • Writers
            • Shigemichi Sugita(original story) (screenplay)
            • Wendee Lee(adaptation)
            • Yoshiki Sakurai(screenplay)
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          • Soundtracks
            Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru: Hoshimeguri no Uta
            Music and Lyrics by Masashi Sada
            Arranged by Toshiyuki Watanabe
            Performed by Hiroyuki Chida
            By Courtesy of U-CAN, Inc.

          User reviews7

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          10/10
          Heartwarming..
          I just finished watching this about ten minutes ago, and I'm still feeling like I'm about to sob my eyes out.. This movie was so beautiful, I am amazed at the intensity of the storyline. It's sad to see that this was only a taste of what the Japanese went through during this time, but it opens your eyes to the reality through this anime. I'm kind of in awe of how moving this was to me. I watched it thinking it would be a cute little movie, but this was definitely 10/10! Worth watching a hundred times more. I hope you decide to watch this and become as amazed at the beauty of it as I was!!
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          • Sep 24, 2018

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          • Release date
            • February 22, 2014 (Japan)
            • Japan
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            • Japanese
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            • Fuji IG Laboratory for Movies (FILM)
            • Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME)
            • Production I.G.
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          • 1 hour 42 minutes
            • Color
            • Dolby Digital

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