Review of Grave of the Fireflies (1988) by Clem666 — 05 Mar 2021

What a poetic feature. I count this movie amongst the ones about war I can witness without fear to be exposed to extreme violence and a large amount of blood. Yes war certainly is violent and extreme but 'The Grave of the Fireflies' manages to show us how insidious its damages can be on people and especially children and teenagers. How hard it is to be uprooted when the only thing you need is love, security and wamrth.

With such a original score, an environment such as Japan and a level of animation not far from excellence Toho Company had everything to produce a touching and moving movie. It is easy to have empathy for almost all the characters if you manage to get into the constant war atmosphere.