Réalisation:
Mizuho NishikuboPhotographie:
Yumiko NakataActeurs·trices:
Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukie Nakama, Yusuke Santamaria, 八千草薫, 市村正親, 北島三郎, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Kanako Yanagihara, Kota YokoyamaVOD (2)
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1945 : Après sa défaite, le peuple japonais vit dans la crainte de l'arrivée des forces américaines. Au nord du pays, dans la minuscule île de Shikotan, la vie s'organise entre la reconstruction et la peur de l'invasion. Ce petit lot de terre, éloigné de tout, va finalement être annexé par l'armée russe. Commence alors une étrange cohabitation entre les familles des soldats soviétiques et les habitants de l'île que tout oppose. L'espoir renaît à travers l'innocence de deux enfants, Tanya et Junpei ... Adapté d'une histoire vraie, L'île de Giovanni raconte l'histoire des habitants de la petite île de Shikotan (dans l'archipel de Sakhaline) annexée en 1945 par l'Union soviétique. A travers le point de vue de deux petits garçons japonais habitant l'île, le film retrace l'histoire de la cohabitation entre les familles russes et japonaises jusqu'en 1947 et les événements qui suivirent. (texte officiel du distributeur)
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This absolutely disarming anime film lays out before the viewer a moving story that begins with the end of the war and the Russian occupation of a small island formerly belonging to Japan. The whole situation is conceived from the perspective of two young brothers. The boys establish a friendship with the daughter of a Russian officer, but they perceive the darker side of the occupation through their father, who supplies the island’s inhabitants with food from the hidden reserves left behind by conscripted Japanese soldiers, and their uncle, who smuggles scarce goods to the island. The film is also a great tribute to Kenji Miyazawa’s classic children’s book Night on the Galactic Railroad, which both brothers love and which is the only firm fixture in their lives. The film shows the children’s imagination stimulated by the book not in a kitschy way, but as an essential part of childhood that enables us to accept a difficult reality.
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I have to admit, it's definitely got something to it. It describes post-war events that aren't widely known – basically the occupation of Japanese (?) territory by the Russians. While the story is clear and easy to read, so you absolutely know what you're in for, it still has its strong moments. I like how the film depicts a child's coming to terms with the future and suffering, especially how the motif of Mizoguchi Kenji's storybook is used – these scenes were also very well done. At times I felt like the film would never end and I kept waiting for something "hurr durr", but it is all pasted together from everyday moments, both humorous and dramatic (although given the time period in which it takes place I was expecting more shooting and "action"). It’s sad, but it can’t come close to Grave of the Fireflies. A weaker 4 stars.
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