Giovanni's Island

WWII meets Grave of the Fireflies. Two brothers and their community are displaced to a small island seized by the Soviets. The animation is lovely, but the storybook elements clash with the grim history.

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Mizuho Nishikubo directed Giovanni's Island in 2014. See Mizuho Nishikubo's full filmography, where to start with Mizuho Nishikubo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mizuho Nishikubo.

Giovanni's Island was released in 2014 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.