Reviewing the best saddest Japanese Anime Movie - Grave of the fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies is a Japanese anime film about a young boy and his younger sister trying to survive in Japan during World War II. A true story inspires this film. This film is set in the Japanese city of Kobe during the final month of World War II. This movie's time setting is set to run all day. The setting becomes important in this film and is described in detail in terms of sight, taste, feelings, and sound.

The main characters of this movie are Setsuko and Seita. They are both brother and sister trying to survive during the final month of the Second World War. Seita is a perfect brother. He will do anything to make Setsuko, his Sister, happy. Seita is a very hardworking person. He always tries to do whatever he can so that he and his sister can survive even in their worst conditions. While Setsuko is a fun, cheerful kid, she always entertains her brother so that her brother forgets his sadness but towards the end of the film, her character turns into a reticent and weak child because of her illness.

The plot of the movie :

Foreshadowing: Someone is lying on the edge of the train station in lousy condition. He is Sheita. He finally died while hugging the fruit candy can that was filled with ashes. The station clerk saw her then he threw away the can to the grass. From the can came a firefly and a little girl who was about to approach her brother's body lying at the station, but before it happened, her brother suddenly got behind her and asked her to go.

 

Beginning of the story

           One day there was a massive airstrike. Sheita was burying food and was ordered by his mother to go to the shelter immediately, but he told his mother to leave first. He intends to bring their stuff first. When her mother goes to the shelter, he tries to bring the important stuff, but the massive air gets closer. He immediately brings his sister and runs as fast as he can to avoid attack until they can finally find a safe place for rest. After the situation is safe, they try to return home, but all the houses are destroyed when they arrive. Seita was approached by someone to go to the shelter to meet with his mother. When he got there, he found his mother in a terrible condition. The doctor suggests that his mother must be taken to the hospital, but before that happen, his mother dies. Seita didn't want Setsuko to know that their mother had died, so they decided to go to their aunt's house and said to Setsuko that their mother was taken to the hospital where her aunt lived.

 

Rising action

Seita and Setsuko's life at their aunt's house is going well, but gradually the food supplies are running low His aunt begins to show her hatred towards Seita and Setsuko. Until one-day, Seita decided to leave her aunt's house. They found a cave-like building by the lake. They decided to stay there with fireflies lighting every night. Food supplies are running out, and the farmers don't want to sell rice anymore. Seita decides to steal, but he is caught and taken to the police station

 

Conflict

One day Satsuko felt very strange with her body, she had diarrhea, but she grew thinner and weaker over time. He takes Satsuko to the doctor, and the doctor says she is malnourished. When Selita came home after looking for food, he found his sister passed out by the lake, and from then on, she was lying weak. Seeing his sister like that, he immediately went to the bank to get money, but when he arrived there, he got the news that her dad had also died. He came home devastated and found his sister lying weak and delirious; finally, her sister died. He then burned his sister's body and put the ashes in his sister's favorite candy cane.

 

Resolution

At the end of the story, Seita and Setsuko sat on the bench; Seita said, "Setsuko, now it's time to sleep" she laid her head on Seita's lap, and Setsuko stared at his house, which became a big city with skyscrapers.

History Fact from the Movie

            This film depicts the occurrences of World War II in Japan. The Second World War began on September 1, 1939, and ended on September 2, 1945. Many countries were involved in the war, and they all chose sides: Allies or Axis. Germany, Italy, and Japan were the central Axis powers. The main Allies were the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and the Soviet Union (Russia). World War II caused the deaths of approximately 64 million people. The United States devised a plan to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II until Japan officially ended the war on September 2, 1945, a day known as VJ Day. Throughout Europe, World War II ended on May 8, 1945, also known as VE Day. Another fact is that Rhode Island is the only state that officially recognizes the end of World War II as an annual legal holiday. The second Monday in August is Victory Day.