Grave of the Fireflies - [Collector's Series] (DVD)

Release date: 2002-10-08
Suggested retail price: $29.95
Age rating: 13+

SKU: CPMD-2206
UPC: 719987220621 719987220621
ISBN-10: 1586642022 1586642022
ISBN-13: 9781586642020 9781586642020

Description:
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.

2-Disc Set.

DVD Features: Anamorphic Widescreen, Storyboards (Plays Storyboards as Alternate Angle), Trailers

Bonus Disc Features: Interview: Writer/Director Isao Takahata, Interview: Film Critic Roger Ebert, Author Biography: Akiyuki Nosaka, Director Biography: Isao Takahata, Creative Team Interviews, The Fire Bombings in Japan: Commentary by Professor Theodore F. Cook & Professor Haruko Taya Cook, Video Restoration Documentary, Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer, Art Gallery, U.S. Trailer.

DVD-ROM Features: Script, Additional Storyboards, Art Gallery. Cast & Production Credits, Reviews, Awards and more!

Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.

(added on 2002-06-29, modified on 2002-06-29)

• Reviewed by Mike Crandol (November 15, 2002)

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