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Grave of the Fireflies

Directed by Isao Takahata

Adapted from a Novel by Akiyuki Nosaka

1988

Though this Pacific NW summer has been worse than normal it pales to the summer of 1945 in greater Tokyo, the setting for this Anime classic.

Though Japanese Anime is know for tackling tougher subjects this movie is perhaps the darkest of the genre. I'd definitely recommend previewing it yourself before even thinking about showing this to anyone under the age of 17 or so.

The loss of war can inspire great art, and this is not the only movie example from the period, all of which may be more significant than NYC's memorial to September 11, Ground Zero.