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Language

Audio:

Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0

Subtitles:

English, Japanese

Extras

• Complete Storyboards
• Recording Script in Japanese
• Standalone Storyboard Video A (1:53)
• Standalone Storyboard Video B (0:39)
• Interview with director Isao Takahata (17:48)
• Interview with film critic Roger Ebert (12:17)
• Picture Gallery
• Audio interview with Isao Takahata, art director Nizo Yamamoto, layout artist/animation director assistant Yoshiyuki Momose, color key artist Michiyo Yasuda, sound director Yasuo Uragami, and composer Michio Mamiya (58:00)
• Recording Session 1 (5:40)
• Recording Session 2 (5:57)
• Trailers
- TV Spot 1 (0:19)
- TV Spot 2 (0:37)
- Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
- Promo film (15:18)

Trailer

Info

Description

The last days of the Second World War. American aircraft bomb defenseless Japanese cities. 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko find themselves caught in the whirlpool of people's everyday nightmare. Having suffered the most bitter loss - the loss of loved ones, they were left completely alone. A young boy becomes an adult overnight when faced with the cruelty of the world. He realizes that his little sister's life depends on him.

Director & Cast

Director: Isao Takahata

Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Tadashi Nakamura