This is a movie review for "Grave of the Fireflies", released April 16, 1988 in Japan. I watched this in March 2020 with English dubbed.
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Run Time: 1 Hour and 29 Minutes
Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):
G / General Audiences
PG / Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned
R / Restricted
X
Not Rated
Trailer
Notable Cast
Adam Gibbs ... Seita (Sentai Filmworks dub) (voice)
Emily Neves ... Setsuko (Sentai Filmworks dub) (voice)
Corinne Orr ... Setsuko (Central Park Media dub) (voice) (as Rhoda Chrosite)
J. Robert Spencer ... Seita (Central Park Media dub) (voice)
[This movie has been dubbed twice and I am unsure which one I watched, so here's the two options for the actor/actress for the characters Seita and Setsuko. All other characters are very minor.]
Plot
During World War II, a Japanese preteen boy named Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko find themselves orphaned. Father is off at war but they haven't heard from them for a while. Mother was severely burned during a bombing, from which she had infections and whatnot. Seita and Setsuko try to stay with family, which their aunt says that they aren't helping any (and gives them a feeling of "we don't really want you because we're tight on funds/food as is"). So Seita decides to find a way for himself and his sister to survive on their own. Can they manage during wartime on their own?
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
4/5 - *SPOILER*
This is a very difficult movie to watch. Like "Schindler's List" difficult but more difficult because it shows how badly they are treated and forgotten. Supposedly one of the producers said that it wasn't a movie about "war" but is more about what orphans potentially have to go through during those kind of times. When I saw Setsuko sucking on a button because she's hungry, my heart just broke.
I don't know what to say aside the fact that this movie makes my heart break just by thinking of it. :-( I definitely suggest this movie because it is a wonderful movie, but it is tough.
If you disagree about it being a wonderful movie, let me know.
Anyways, that's my movie review. Thanks for reading (sorry I couldn't expand it more). More reviews to come eventually!
~ Gracie Mae DeLunac
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