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Giovanni's Island

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In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Inspired by true events.

Release Date : 2014-02-22

Language :JapaneseRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. JapanJapan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME)Production I.G

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Kota Yokoyama

Character Name : Junpei Senou (voice)

Original Name : Kota Yokoyama

Gender : Male

Junya Taniai

Character Name : Kanta Senou (voice)

Original Name : Junya Taniai

Gender : Male

Polina Ilyushenko

Character Name : Tanya (voice)

Original Name : Polina Ilyushenko

Gender : Male

Masachika Ichimura

Character Name : Tatsuo Senou (voice)

Original Name : 市村正親

Gender : Male

Yukie Nakama

Character Name : Sawako (voice)

Original Name : 仲間由紀恵

Gender : Female

Kanako Yanagihara

Character Name : Micchan (voice)

Original Name : 柳原かなこ

Gender : Female

Yusuke Santamaria

Character Name : Hideo (voice)

Original Name : 中山裕介

Gender : Male

Saburo Kitajima

Character Name : Genzou Senou (voice)

Original Name : 北島三郎

Gender : Male

Tatsuya Nakadai

Character Name : Older Junpei Senou (voice)

Original Name : 仲代達矢

Gender : Male

Kaoru Yachigusa

Character Name : Older Sawako (voice)

Original Name : 八千草薫

Gender : Female

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Character Name : Chief (voice)

Original Name : 犬塚弘

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> The consequence of the WWII on the two Japanese children. The latest Japanese anime, based on the fictional account. Following the Japan's surrender during the World War II, the narration concentrates how the people are affected by the consequences of the war. The movie opens with the two elderly people heading towards their childhood village, recalling their memories. The entire movie was from the children's perspective of what they have seen. The story of two young boys living in a remote island of the Japan. Who are obsessed with the toy trains and hopes see them in real one day. When Soviet invades the island and forced to live under their rule with coexist. The life remains unaffected, the children go to the school as usual, where these two boys meet the young Russian blonde girl and befriends. What comes after is the struggle that becomes a lot tougher by the days come and surviving becomes challenging. It was not a top notch anime as I was expecting, but had a decent storyline and the characters. Still, it was a traditional presentation and so pleasant to watch. Somewhat it reminds the 'Grave of the Fireflies', but comparable with that, it was only the less emotionally appealing. The end really got me, I felt the depth. The strong conclusion was the movie's strength, otherwise I would have not liked the flick this much. Yet, I am not sure whether everybody going to like it or not, but still I suggest it only if you're convinced by other than my review too. 6½/10