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24 December 1929, Aichi, Japan

Hiroshi Tanaka

January 1, 1934 in Kyoto, Japan

9 February 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Dan Green

16 February 1971, San Rafael, California, USA

Adam Gibbs

Emily Neves

29 July 1982, Conroe, Texas, USA

Marcy Bannor

Shelley Calene-Black

30 April 1979, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Luci Christian

18 March 1973, Houston, Texas, USA

20 April 1975, Houston, Texas, USA

Rob Mungle

19 October 1967, Houston, Texas, USA

Sam Roman

1975, Miami, Florida, USA

29 October 1935, Ise, Mie, Japan

Isao Takahata

29 October 1935, Ise, Mie, Japan

Akiyuki Nosaka

10 October 1930, Kamakura, Japan

Seita

Played by: Tsutomu Tatsumi

Setsuko

Played by: Ayano Shiraishi

Movie Mezzanine

Isao Takahata's masterpiece is one of the most profound anti-war statements ever brought to cinema

February 20, 2014

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Common Sense Media

Japanimation WWII tragedy the saddest. Cartoon. Ever.

December 15, 2010

London Evening Standard

We're so used to seeing the human spirit triumph. Here, we're allowed to understand how it might fail.

May 24, 2013

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Chicago Sun-Times

An emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation.

January 01, 2000

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Total Film

Isao Takahata's powerful anti-war movie is all the more harrowing for the care we invest in its beautifully drawn children.

May 14, 2013

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Observer (UK)

The stylised images suit the simplicity and gravity of a grim story of love, sacrifice and survival in the face of adult indifference and cruelty.

May 27, 2013

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Little White Lies

The idea that "War is Hell" has almost become something of a climatic cliché, but Takahata's film explores this well-worn slogan from new, exciting and harrowing angles.

May 23, 2013

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Reel Film Reviews

...a well-made and heartfelt drama that's just not as engrossing as it should be.

November 30, 2013

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Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

Such odd hopefulness, flitting around a child, mixed with the overwhelmingly sad, pervades Isao Takahata's film. And all around Seita and Setsuko, nature, in the face of human destruction and tragedy, persists in its beauty.

July 11, 2013

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Senses of Cinema

The ephemeral fireflies, which fascinate the children and accompany them everywhere, become a potent and lyrical symbol of the fragility, brevity and beauty of life.

July 30, 2010

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Guardian

There are magical moments of natural beauty and childish delight, too - which only make the tragedy even more harrowing.

May 23, 2013

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Chicago Reader

Writer-director Isao Takahata, a frequent collaborator of Miyazaki's at Studio Ghibli, adapted a partly autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, and his handling of the tragic story is masterfully understated.

July 14, 2002

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