Grave of the Fireflies opens in Japanese theaters, a Studio Ghibli war drama following two orphaned siblings, Seita and his young sister Setsuko, struggling to survive in the final months of World War II.
Studio Ghibli film based on Akiyuki Nosaka's 1967 semi-autobiographical short story about the 1945 firebombing of Kobe; MAL lists it as aired Apr 16, 1988, 1 hr 28 min[1]
Follows orphaned siblings Seita and Setsuko drifting across the countryside, beset by starvation, disease and adult apathy, as World War II ends[1]
Released as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro[1]
Awards include the Japan Catholic Film Award (1988) and a Special Award at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards (1989); MAL score 8.55, ranked #140[1]
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE79%15.0 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Brain's Base's Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light opens in Japanese theaters, a short supernatural romance following a girl named Hotaru and Gin, a forest spirit she can never touch, across their summers together.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%14.8 years agoJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1]/AniList listing.
K-ON!: The Movie releases in Japanese theaters, sending the Light Music Club's graduating members on one last overseas trip to London before they part ways.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE79%19.0 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Sword of the Stranger opens in Japanese theaters, an original samurai-era action film from Bones about a nameless ronin who takes on the job of protecting a young boy from Ming assassins.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE80%9.0 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense opens in Japanese theaters, a Production I.G compilation film revisiting Karasuno's match against Aoba Johsai with new footage, released as a same-day double feature with its companion film.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%31.2 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart releases in Japanese theaters, a coming-of-age story following bookish schoolgirl Shizuku as she chases a mysterious cat and discovers her own ambitions as a writer.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE82%1.5 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
The second Mononoke film, Chapter II: The Ashes of Rage, opens in Japanese theaters, continuing the Medicine Seller's story as he is drawn into a spirit-haunted Edo-era harem consumed by rivalry and hidden rage.
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CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE85%42.5 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Topcraft's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind releases in Japanese theaters, Hayao Miyazaki's post-apocalyptic adventure adapting his own manga about Princess Nausicaä's struggle to bridge humanity and a poisoned, insect-guarded wilderness.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE87%13.2 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya opens in Japanese theaters, a Sunrise-animated film that sends Gintoki five years into a bleak future to uncover the source of a deadly epidemic called the White Plague.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE82%3.9 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Makoto Shinkai's Suzume opens in Japanese theaters, following a teenage girl who joins a mysterious young man in closing doors across Japan that unleash disaster when left open.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE83%4.7 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
MAPPA's JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 releases in Japanese theaters, a prequel film following Yuta Okkotsu as he enrolls at Tokyo Jujutsu High under teacher Satoru Gojo to control the curse formed from his dead childhood friend, Rika.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE83%7.7 years agoTheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Kinema Citrus's Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight opens in Japanese theaters, a compilation film recapping the back half of the TV series as Riko and Reg press deeper into the Abyss while the truth behind her mother's disappearance comes into focus.
