Grave of the Fireflies (1989)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

My mother was not political person.Didn't watch many Animes. One day,I think in her late 60's,we were watching This movie,I think I wanted to watch because I've read Nosaka Akiyuki's book when I was in Middle School.When whole movie ended,I heard unusual sound.My mother was wailing.Like,Screaming.with,gut wrenching voice.I have never heard My mother cry like that.She was older than Setsuko,younger than Seita.She has Older brother,and younger sisters.She had both parents,but they were always hungry after WWII.With people like my mother,or,Mr.Takahata,Mr.Nosaka,Human memories will fade.I still remember my mother's voice.She was wartime kid like Seita and Setsuko.I hope you watch this movie and imagine what war did and still does to kids.

One of the greatest and saddest movies i have ever seen and my favourite animation movie

I'm not usually one to cry watching a movie, especially in public, but no matter how hard I fought, I couldn't contain myself. I've heard of this movie before, I knew it was really sad, so I thought I knew what I was in for, I was wrong. I assumed, because it was made by studio ghibli, it would be a kids movie, a dark kids movie, but still a kids movie, now I know its not, because if it was, it would follow the don bluth principle "a child can handle anything as long as there's a happy ending" this does not have a happy ending, its not even a bittersweet ending, its a "rip your heart out while you watch this 4 year old get cremated with her doll" ending. I should acknowledge it's not all "tear jerky, heart breaky" there are some really cute and charming moments, like when the brother is chasing his sister around the beach, but that just makes her death harder to watch, and the flashbacks he has of her, after she dies, I couldn't contain myself during that scene. (QUICK RANT) Why are we still doing this, is there no better way to settle disagreements than murdering people. Is that what we are, creatures who have to prove how strong we are by destroying families. This doesn't just affect people who are in the war, it affects their families, their children, and everyone in the nation. How can we be this evolved and still think the best way to settle disagreements is by dropping bombs. Sorry about the rant, that's just where my mind went to after watching this movie, but anyway, I recommend this movie highly, the only reason I didn't give it a 10/10 is because... well, I can only take so much, despite how much I love this movie, I never want to see it again. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go cheer myself up a bit by watching a fun, light-hearted movie, like finding nemo, or spirit , or dead man walking.

What I can't deny is that it's an extraordinary and touching movie. However,what I have to stress is that it's beautified what Japan has done during WW-II. This movie is trying to express a concept Japanese were victims instead of executioners during WW! Please face the truth and the crimes that you've committed.