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#8216;Grave of the Fireflies’ is a Japanese war film written and directed by Isao Takahata and animated at the legendary Studio Ghibli, which, incidentally, Takahata also cofounded. The movie centers around two siblings in the closing days of World War II and follows their desperate bid for survival amidst the horrific aftermath of war. The […]

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