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Mar 10, 2024jlichti rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I went out and saw The Boy and the Heron, which was beautiful, but I missed the emotional punch of this movie, so I wanted to watch it again. Just adding to those who give this movie a 5.
Mar 09, 2024ltora rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sad and beautiful. The story can only be told by anime or it will be too hard to watch.
Sep 10, 2023Annieoywong rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a sad and emontional cartoon happened during WWII Japan, two siblings who had to struggle and survive with each other. From the comments of some viewers, they had a sad feeling after watching it.
Jun 05, 2023hammer59 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Meh. It wasn't bad but I didn't find it worthy of 5 stars---the rating that many gave this film. Guess it wasn't so smart to conduct a sneak attack on a superpower's Navy on the Sabbath. Reap what you sow.
Dec 01, 2022FloraWest rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely beautiful and deeply moving film about post WWII Japan. Does not shy away from the real horrors visited upon all people in the wake of mass destruction. An essential watch for the sheer humanity of the movie.
Sep 19, 2022fu_2000 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Realistic and deeply moving.
Aug 21, 2022ScorchingSun rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Great pain and starvation in post WWII Japan. But this story involved a young, immature fella too proud and stubborn to seek help from relatives, Japanese authorities or occupying Americans, but preferred to subject himself and his tiny…
Aug 10, 2022lisa_liu rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A sad but masterfully made movie. It teaches us how horrible a war can be, and we should appreciate what we have, especially kids nowadays.
Jun 03, 2022multN0MA rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really thought this movie was pretty good even though it was extremely emotional. I didn’t like how my favorite character got really sick in the end and died. I would still recommend this wonderful and really sad movie because even…
Nov 11, 2021lindy919 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
. UNWATCHABLE! . And every time the little girl spoke I wanted to smash my TV. .
Jul 18, 2021zosima rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This film is the most accurate WW2 film ever made. Every scene was perfect, and so was the overall emotional effect. I would give it ten stars out of five. Someone gave it a low rating because it was a depressing film. But stories about…
Sep 12, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a 1988 Ghibli film that tells the story of two siblings, Seita the older brother and Setsuko the little sister. They were both born during WWII, showing us how they try to survive during this time with each other. I feel like this…
Aug 05, 2020Thebookwormbrittany rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a heartbreaking piece of art. I am grateful to have watched, but I know it will know haunt me for a long time and I will probably never watch again. It is an important part of the Studio Ghibli archive, that is a much watch but…
Jan 06, 2020hajendot rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A masterfully-crafted and heart wrenching tragedy (based on a true story) kept from becoming overwhelming through masterful pacing and excellent character writing. Takahata's magnum opus and, in my opinion, the crown jewel of the Ghibli…
Dec 12, 2019akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Written and directed by Isao Takahata in 1998 based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka, this animated war film depicts the lives of two siblings, Seita and Setsuko as well as their desperate…
Sep 16, 20191aa rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Although a cartoon, its a rather serious film, a serious drama. Cruelty, pettiness, nationalistic delusion, tender care, familial duty, unexpected losses, and creativity and willpower for survival, are all things that are woven together in…
Aug 11, 2019WoodneathKristie rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If suffering is a universal language, this movie speaks eloquently to all. It is tempting to get caught up in the "good war" narrative of American involvement in WWII, which makes it all too easy to forget the real human toll suffered by…
Aug 07, 2019ssawtell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a slow moving extremely sad movie not for children. I write that just so people know what they are getting into. It is also exquisite and very moving. A great movie about the victims of war.
Jul 12, 2019fuzzybunny76 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie is not suitable for children under 13 years of age. One interesting note is that the Americans are never mentioned during this movie, instead focusing on the trials of those coping with the war. Spoiler: The film is based on…
Jul 07, 2019NaMe24 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This movie has so much artistic merit. That being said, I have never been more incredibly depressed watching something.
Feb 10, 2019Donna_R rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
We are watching / rewatching all the Studio Ghibli movies in the library. Grave of the Fireflies is not one of the usual Ghibli quirky, world-building types. It is set in the war, as Japan is bombed and people starve. It's probably the…
Nov 25, 2018
Released back in 1988 - "Grave of the Fireflies" is an animated, feature-length, Japanese production. This film's depressing and equally tragic story looks at the horrors of war. IMO - "Grave of the Fireflies" has both its fair share…
Jul 03, 2018Yojimbo222 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This stands among the finest films I've ever seen. It reveals the true cost of war in such away as to make any person of conscience pause and reflect before ever supporting war again. An important achievement, an important film.
Jun 08, 2018jezicuhh rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Beautifully haunting. Definitely one of the saddest movies I've ever seen.
May 07, 2018Crpalace68 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A touching sad movie. Should be watched in tandem with This Corner of the World, same era, almost same backdrops.