Grave of the Fireflies

Pros: Emotional, powerful story...
Cons: ... not the sort of film you can watch again and again...

Grave of the Fireflies (Japanese title “Hotaru no haka“) was my second foray into the world of anime. I had heard nothing but good things about this Japanese animated movie, and so perhaps I had unrealistically high expectations. Yes I did enjoy ...

Pros: The film is a work of stunning beauty and deep emotional impact.
Cons: It made me cry.

I'm a guy, I follow the guy code. I don't ask for directions, and I don't cry at movies, certainly not animated ones anyway. Okay, when I found out that Fry's dog waited for him for the rest of his life on Futurama, I had something stuck in my eye. ...

Pros: Subtle story-telling, emotional impact, beauty of both idea and presentation
Cons: Not a {insert an expletive here} thing

The Grave of the Fireflies places a pair of warm, gentle hands around your heart; these hands know which strings to pull and when—the emotional reaction this causes is as subtle as the movie. The film, Made originally in 1988, dubbed in ...

Pros: The Story, animation, music
Cons: not a one

One of the most beautiful and touching movies ever made, Grave of the Fireflies is an example of how Anime can , in the hands of a master, become a Great work of Art. It puts anything Disney Studios has produced (ever) to shame. In fact, it puts...

Pros: Terrific Animation, Great Story and Way of Telling It, Great Music
Cons: None

Despite what most mainstreamers believe, there exists many different kinds of anime that cater to the type of genres you enjoy in movies. Whether it be by the deep and involving television series, or the story contained movies, I'm sure that every single ...

Pros: Quite possibly the best Ghibli Film ever.
Cons: It's an emotional gut punch.

Do you have a friend who thinks that anime is just porn filled with alien demon samurai tentacle rape scenes? Instead of arguing with him, or trying to convince him otherwise, I've got a better solution for you: show him a copy of Grave of the Fireflies, ...

Pros: no pontification, no sermonizing, just a simple story with a timeless message poignantly told
Cons: distressing; devastating; be prepared to cry your eyes out

The year is 1945. Japan is being bombed by the Allies and the Second World War is drawing to an end. In a little Japanese village, people are hurrying to the bomb shelter, and Seita, a teenage boy and his little sister, Setsuko, are among them. Their ...

Pros: heartbreaking and humanist, beautifully executed
Cons: none

I started weeping two minutes into Grave of the Fireflies, before I had any idea what the film was about. Now that I know, I don't know if my heart will ever stop breaking.

Being Chinese, my sympathy with the Japanese during W.W.II...

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There are some movies that seem to take on a life beyond what they were intended for. From what I understand, Grave of the Fireflies was originally written as a book by an author who needed to deal with some issues in his childhood. While I can’t ...

Pros: beautiful, moving, powerful, unforgettable
Cons: You WILL cry your eyes out

The Intro Everyone so often, a film comes along that is so powerful, so moving and so visually striking that everyone has to see it at least once. Grave Of The Fireflies is one of these films. Winner of the Best Animated Feature at the 1994 ...

Pros: Story, two good main characters, depth
Cons: might get a little sad - wastes tissues for people who need them

I've just finished watching Grave of the Fireflies - and I'm not sorry to admit that I did have tears especially at the end of it all. An amazing anime all-round, truly amazing - and no doubt quite depressing. WARNING: There are MAJOR ...

Pros: This is a Six Star Film.  Story, acting, animation, everything, is utterly flawless.
Cons: So very, very sad.

Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988) Directed by Takahata Isao.  From the novel by Nosaka Akiyuki"September 21, 1945... that was the night I died."  Seita.  First lines.Studio Ghibli is ...

Pros: powerful, compelling tale about love and commitment amidst war torn Japan.
Cons: mature crowds will appreciate this movie a lot more...

unrated - Suitable for Most Audiences.

my rating: A


World War 2…a time where Americans along with our European allies were battling the evil empire of Germany and Japan. “For your country’s sake today…For your own sake...

Pros: a very touching movie
Cons: inless you like bawling your eyes out, just watching this one once is enough.

I got grave of the fireflies a few years ago when I saw it on sale at a movie store. I watched it once and then haven’t watched it again in till now seeing how I need to review it. Grave of the fireflies was made by Takahata as a double feature for ...

Pros: Moving beyond words.
Cons: None.

Animation or not, Grave of the Fireflies is one of the most enthralling, gut-wrenching movies I have ever seen. I was entranced from the very first scene - a solitary figure, dressed in tatters, lying against a pillar in a bustling train station....