grave of the fireflies:

live action, characters - 8, plot - 7, enjoyment - 7 - 7

description: NTV in Japan produced a live-action version of Grave of the Fireflies, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. The movie aired on November 1, 2005. Like the anime, the live-action version of Grave of the Fireflies focuses on two siblings struggling to survive the final days of the war in Kobe, Japan. Unlike the animated version, it tells the story from the point of view of their cousin (the aunt’s daughter) and deals with the issue of how the war-time environment could change a kind lady into a cold-blooded demon. It stars Japanese celebrity and actress Nanako Matsushima as the aunt, as well as Inoue Mao as their cousin. The movie is approximately 2 hours and 28 minutes long.

my review: Unfortunately this just led to confusion for me and as it turns out this girl doesn’t even really show up in the anime often..I think it’s nice that there’s a new point of view to a story but it lost me and I don’t find it a classic

why you would like it: the cast actually is well chosen and they fit the characters very well