"Grave of the Fireflies"Akiyuki Nosaka's book "Grave of the Fireflies" has the firebombing of Kobe as its backdrop. The book became dramatised by the legendary animation director Isao Takahata, in the film of the same name.Takahata drew from his ...
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...personal experience to create a realistic depiction of the air raid — on June 29, 1945, when Takahata was nine years old, he and his family survived a major United States air raid on Okayama City. In an interview, he criticised TV shows and movies that had recreated images of incendiary bombs, "They include no sparks or explosions, I was there and I experienced it, so I know what it was like. "@BeornAndTheShieldmaidenBoost
