
Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray Review
Takahata’s miserable masterpiece is one of great beauty, a melancholy piece which celebrates life and finds joy in the trivial.
Takahata’s miserable masterpiece is one of great beauty, a melancholy piece which celebrates life and finds joy in the trivial.
Alongside Spirited Away, this adaptation of Eiko Kadono’s novel is perhaps Miyazaki’s most accessible take on “the gulf that exists between independence and reliance” in girls entering their teens. It’s a quaint film, but one which is no less touching for all its cosiness.