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Grave of Fireflies - Nominated as one of the top animated movies of all time, Grave of Fireflies tells a story of Japan towards the end of World War II. If you are looking for a slash and dash and severe a certain limb off and scream out the top of your lung kind of fun, then you are looking at the wrong movie. Grave of Fireflies dig much deeper than that, and I highly recommend it to get a differing view of the tragic second world war. Its plot is the poignant tale of the relationship between two orphaned children, Seita and his younger sister Setsuko. The children lose their mother in the firebombing of Kobe, and their father in service to the Imperial Japanese Navy, and as a result they are forced to try to survive amidst widespread famine and the callous indifference of their countrymen (some of whom are their own extended family members). Enjoy the awesome story time :D

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