pure Ghibli fantasy. Isao Takahata's film is a harrowing tale of siblings Seita and Setsuko struggling to survive post-World War II Japan. Orphaned and facing starvation, the film's sorrowful ...

1988 Japanese animation Grave of the Fireflies from the late, great Isao Takahata was first screened in a double-bill with Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbour Totoro, Studio Ghibli's other masterpiece ...

The movie, known for its powerful depiction of war's impact on innocent lives, follows the tragic journey of Seita and his sister Setsuko during ... founders of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata ...