On its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autob

In 1945 Okinawa, a seven year old girl is wandering about carrying a white flag.

This book examines the relationship that exists between fantasy cinema and the medium of animation. Animation has played a key role in defining our collective e

Intensely moving stories that tell of the absurd violence of war, and tenderly depict the animals and children caught in its vortex. In 1945, Akiyuki Nosaka wat