Grave of the Fireflies + Kubo and the Two Strings

Grave of the Fireflies + Kubo and the Two Strings
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Double Feature | Year 13 (2021)

Studio Ghibli meet back up with stop motion! If you must blink, do it now. Pay careful attention to everything you see and hear, no matter how unusual it may seem. And please be warned, if you fidget, if you look away, if you forget any part of what I tell you, even for an instant, then our hero will surely perish. Seriously, stop looking at your phone. Goddamnit, did you hear none of that? Go back and re-read it. Ok, but you can’t let your eyes de-focus. Just one time, try to take in the words. One fucking time. Please.

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Grave of the Fireflies

Released: April 16, 1988
Runtime: 89 min | IMDB | Wikipedia

Director: Isao Takahata
Writer: Isao Takahata
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

Kubo and the Two Strings

Released: August 18, 2016
Runtime: 101 min | IMDB | Wikipedia

Director: Travis Knight
Writer: Chris Butler, Marc Haimes
Starring: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Brenda Vaccaro

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.