Giovanni's Island

2014 102 min ★ 7.5 Animation, Drama, History

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.

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Cast

Masachika Ichimura

Tatsuo Senou (voice)

Yukie Nakama

Sawako (voice)

Kanako Yanagihara

Micchan (voice)

Yusuke Santamaria

Hideo (voice)

Kota Yokoyama

Junpei Senou (voice)

Junya Taniai

Kanta Senou (voice)

Saburo Kitajima

Genzou Senou (voice)

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Chief (voice)

Kaoru Yachigusa

Older Sawako (voice)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Older Junpei Senou (voice)

Details

Director

Mizuho Nishikubo

Screenplay

Shigemichi Sugita

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Production

Warner Bros. Japan, Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME), Production I.G

Reviews

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Reno

September 24, 2015

★ 6.5/10

> 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 fr...