Underplayed Gems

Tombstone of the Fireflies (2008)

Tombstone of the Fireflies poster
Original title
火垂るの墓
Directed by
Tarō Hyūgaji
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1945 Japan two siblings struggle to survive after their city is bombed. The teenage brother tries to care for his younger sister as they face hunger and loss.

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What happens

La tumba de las luciérnagas (火垂るの墓 Hotaru no haka) es una película japonesa dramática y antibelicista en imagen real, estrenada el 5 de julio de 2008, producida por TV Tokyo y dirigida por Tarô Hyûgaji. Tras las versiones de 1988 y de 2005, es la tercera película basada en la novela corta semiautobiográfica del mismo nombre, escrita por Akiyuki Nosaka. Es protagonizada por Reo Yoshitake, Rina Hatakeyama, Keiko Matsuzaka y Seiko Matsuda. Desarrollada en las ciudades de Kōbe y Nishinomiya, Japón, narra la dura historia de dos hermanos, Seita y la pequeña Setsuko, y su lucha desesperada por sobrevivir durante los meses posteriores al bombardeo de Kōbe del 5 de junio de 1945. Además de mostrar cómo la guerra puede modificar la personalidad de la gente, el filme explora la vida pasada de la familia Yokokawa así como la vida social de Seita tras el bombardeo y la eventual ausencia de sus padres.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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