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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.
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The film opens at the Sannomiya train station on September 21, 1945, shortly after the end of World War II. Seita, a destitute boy, is dying at the station. After dying of starvation, Seita's spirit meets that of his little sister, Setsuko, and he begins to remember the events before her death. March 1945, Japan. American aviation subjects Japanese...
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Author Akiyuki Nosaka has said that he received many offers to create a film version of Grave of the Fireflies." However, Nosaka argued that "it was impossible to create the barren and burned land that was to be the background scene of the story". He also argued that contemporary children would not be able to convincingly interpret the main characters. Nosaka expressed his surprise when he was offered to make an animated version. After viewing the storyboards, Nosaka came to the conclusion th...
In its theatrical release, Grave of the Fireflies was joined by Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro in a double release. Both Isao Takahata and Miyazaki, both founders of Studio Ghibli, wanted to show "the heads and tails of the subject they both dealt with". While My Neighbor Totoro was aimed at children, The Grave of the Fireflies was aimed at ad...
The animated film had two live-action Japanese film adaptations with the same title. The first was produced by NTV for Japanese television in 2005, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. It is 148 minutes long, and was directed by Tôya Satô. The other live-action adaptation was the film released in 2008 and directed by Taro ...
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Profile. Name: Hoshi Ishida. Japanese: 石田法嗣 (いしだ ほうし) Birthdate: April 2, 1990. Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan. Height: 167 cm. Blood Type:
Oct 2, 2024 · Hisako gets on to Seita about leaving on his own during the bombing and how he should start to help by letting Hisako sell his mother's jade ring for rice; Seita is hesitant at first but gives her the ring. Setsuko is very upset and gets mad at him for selling the ring.
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