It's amazing that people other than Japanese people are watching Grave of the Fireflies. I was impressed when he saw Seita and said, "How can this kid stay so calm..., and Seita's fortitude is an important element of Grave of the Fireflies. As the "son of a soldier", he has the heart of a soldier. It's hard to imagine now, but it was a time when 17,000 14 and 15-year-olds volunteered to serve as special junior soldiers in the navy. They were given ideological education that prevented children from remaining children.
I'm English, United Kingdom. I'm 47 now, but watched this several years ago. It takes a long time to process it internally, knowing that it depicts real events. It still lives with me. This film made me cry. It's so sad. It is so beautiful in places. In my opinion it is the best work of art, of historical importance, ever committed to film.
There is something I would like people overseas to understand... What this film wants to convey is that war is terrible. It is not a criticism of the US military. As proof of this, no American soldiers appear in the film. This film is a criticism of an insane government, a requiem for the victims, and a film made for a generation that does not know the reality of war. Peace on this world.
As a Westerner, I can confirm that this film does convey the horror of an atom bomb without directing blame. It is a work of art. The message that war should be avoided wherever possible is understood. It could have been any nation on either side of the conflict. The message is that innocent civilians, especially children, suffer. It is deeply and profoundly sad that those Japanese people at that time were subjected to this horror.
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