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Synopsis:
This tragic masterpiece from Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke) is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, winner of the Naoki Award for literature.

In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids. Through desperation, hunger and grief, these children’s lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring. Grave of the Fireflies is a tale of the true tragedy of war and innocence lost, not only of the abandoned young, but of an entire nation.

Credits:
Director: Isao Takahata
Screenplay: Isao Takahata
Character Design: Yoshifumi Kondô
Art director: Nizo Yamamoto
Animation director: Yoshifumi Kondô
Original Novel: Akiyuki Nosaka
Director of Photography: Nobuo Koyama
Assistant Art Director: Katsu Hisamura
Assistant Character Color Design: Noriko Ogawa, Yuriko Kashiwakura
Assistant director: Norihiko Sudo
Background Art: Shuichi Hirata
Color Design of Characters: Michiyo Yasuda
Editing: Takeshi Seyama
Executive producer: Ryoichi Sato
Key Animation: Hideaki Anno, Kitaro Kousaka, Yasuomi Umetsu, Yoshiji Kigami
Layout: Yoshiyuki Momose
Line Producer: Shinichiro Ueda
Musical Score: Michio Mamiya
Photography: Nobuo Koyama
Producer: Toru Hara
Production Design: Ryoichi Sato
Production Desk: Naoyuki Oshikiri
Sound Design: Yasuo Uragami
Sound Effects: Noriyoshi Oohira
Sound Mixing: Hisanori Ooshiro
Special Effects: Kunji Tanifuji
Unit Production Manager:Atsushi Kamimura, Kazuyoshi Tanaka

Translation: Neil Nadelman
ADR Producer: Peter Bavaro
Dubbing supervisor: Anthony Salerno
DVD Coordination: Eric Thomann
Executive producer: John O'Donnell
In-House Production: Justin Sevakis
In-House Production Manager: Tim Werenko
Mix Engineer: Bill Donnelly
Producer: Stephanie Shalofsky

Original Japanese version ©1988 Akiyuki Nosaka/Shinchosha Co.
English versions ©1992, 1998 Central Park Media Corporation

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