Grave of the Fireflies (2005)
- Original title
- 火垂るの墓
- Directed by
- Toya Sato
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 116 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A brother and his younger sister struggle to survive the final days of World War II in Kobe, Japan, facing hunger and cruelty from their own family.
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What happens
Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka) is a live-action TV drama adaptation of Grave of the Fireflies, made by NTV in Japan. It was produced in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. The drama aired on November 1, 2005. Like the anime, the live-action version of Grave of the Fireflies focuses on two siblings, Seita and Setsuko, struggling to survive the final days of the war in Kobe, Japan. Unlike the animated version, it tells the story from the point of view of their cousin and also illustrates the war changing a kind lady into a hard-hearted woman. The film stars Nanako Matsushima as the aunt and Mao Inoue in a dual role as the cousin and the cousin's granddaughter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Chateau de Roses (2005)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.