| Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD)(88 min. ; 71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Monitor collectors series.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Akiyuki Nosaka. |
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DVD features: anamorphic widescreen format; alternate angle storyboards; trailers; English & Japanese with English subtitles. Bonus DVD features: interviews with director Isao Takahata and author Akiyuki Nosaka; interview with Roger Ebert; author biography; director biography; historical perspective: commentary by professors Theodore F. Cook & Haruko Taya Cook; video restoration documentary; bonus storyboards; trailers; original Japanese theatrical trailer; art gallery; U.S. trailer. DVD-ROM features: script; additional storyboards; art gallery; cast & production credits; and more! |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988 in Japan and in an English version in 1992. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Language |
Includes English dubbed and Japanese versions and English subtitles. |
| Credits |
Original story, Akiyuki Nosaka ; executive producer, Ryoichi Sato ; written and directed by, Isao Takahata ; animation director, Yoshifumi Kondo ; art director, Nizo Yamamoto ; producer, Toru Hara ; executive producer of English version, John O'Donnell ; English translation, Neil Nadelman. |
| Summary |
Two orphans in war-time Kobe, Japan, face fire-bombs, hunger, homelessness, and despair as the war and their lives come to an end. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Kōbe-shi -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Animated films -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Nosaka, Akiyuki, 1930-
Hotaru no haka.
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Takahata, Isao, screenwriter, director.
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Nadelman, Neil.
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Hara, Tōru, 1935-
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| Added Title |
Hotaru no haka |
| ISBN |
1586642022 |
| Standard No. |
719987220621 |
| Music No. |
CPMD2206 Central Park Media |
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