Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
"Hotaru no haka" (original title)

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed ... See full summary »

A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.

Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tôkyô.

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.

During the U.S.-Viet Nam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.

A account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.

After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet Army and experiences the horrors of World War II.

An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA.

A symbolic depiction of hell on Earth, set in the last days of the Warsaw uprising in 1944. Lieutenant Zadra is commanding a company of 43 men in a desperate battle amidst the ruins. Facing... See full summary »