Movie Description In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a deathly ill boy lying beside a metal candy container. The janitor unwittingly tosses the possession into the night, beginning a most unusual tale of survival set amid the atrocities of war in the Animé GRAVE OF FIREFLIES. Brother and sister Seita and Setsuko, ages 14 and 4, flee their disheveled home and deceased parents to make their bid for a new life. Before American troops begin to occupy their country, the children resort to dwelling in an abandoned bomb shelter in the countryside. Though these siblings later get a sense of safety, they realize necessities such as food and water will not be easy to come by.
| Details | | Edition: | 2-Disc Set |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 2-Disc Set - Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: Stereo - Japanese Stereo - English Additional Release Material: Production Interview - 1. Akiyuki Nosaka - Author 2. Roger Ebert - Critic Audio Commentary - 1. Professor Theodore F. Cook, Professor Haruko Taya Cook Documentary - 1. Video Restoration Trailers Film-to-Storyboard Comparison Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus Text/Photo Galleries: Biographies - 1. Isao Takahata - Director DVD-ROM Features: Script Additional Storyboards Art Gallery Cast & Production Credits
Editorial Reviews "...So filled with painterly beauty that you cannot look away..." Entertainment Weekly - Michael Sauter (10/11/2002)
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