Grave of the Fireflies

The most frightful days of the history of Japan have to be remembered, because the world has to take conscience of the nuclear warlike threat.

"Grave of the Fireflies" is a 1988 anime movie wrote and directed by Isao Takahata. It's an adaptation of the semiautobiographical novel of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka. The history breaks the viewer's heart.

In the port town of Kobe, a boy and his little sister, facing a helpless situation caused by forces beyond their control, have to survive in a selfish world.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Akiyuki
• Nosaka

[jurisprudence1972]

Why is every single clip infested by people talking about how wrong Japan was, or America was?

This movie is not about blame.

[fraankyyuki1]

people say it's Japan's fault for the blowing up of Hiroshima and the other place, because they bombed Pearl Harbor...but it's not. America's the one who chose to bomb them. Not Japan.

[HealeyIRA5]

@fraankyyuki1 Japan chose to start the war that made their bombing an inescapable reality with the objective of ultimately preserving life.

[bigman1171]

this movie was funny. DIARREA 

[taang101]

@Kari166 How is it not an anti-war film?

[Kari166]

First of all, people, this is NOT an anti-war movie. Secondly, the incident that took place in the movie was NOT the atomic bombings.

[tonaki96]

@fraankyyuki1 Nagasaki..

[shattori1]

my grandfather was a medic in the Japanese Imperial Army in the Philippines and in Manchuria. as a Japanese living in the U.S., i give my sincere apologies to the people that my country has devastated and pillaged but my grandfather did not fire a single shot and he has more friends that he would like to remember than most of you guys ever will.

he is 95 years old and has been in and out of the hospital. war justifies nothing and it is sickening to hear people argue about who was at wrong.

[goe5]

The Japanese can apologise about the war, the US only justify themselves when it comes to killing civilians, it's the sad truth. Nothing can get through their selfish hard head of pride. Sure Japan killed civilians in China and Korea, but why did the US have to go and do the same to the Japanese civilians??? There is no good in war....only death

[inukikyo89]

@banksy35 And, Japan would have surrendered if they knew that unconditional surrender didn't mean giving up the emperor.

[banksy35]

@inukikyo89 I'm Not in America, America was seeking unconditional surrender - eg - no terms. Many had the view there was only one nuke. Like I said they where hardcore and pushing their luck.

[tetsuky]

@jurisprudence1972 right! this movie is about the sad result of the blame! T______T </3