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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Despite the Italian-sounding title, this is in fact a classic example of Japanese anime. It tells the tale of two young Japanese brothers who, when the Russians occupy their tiny island at the end of the Second World War, strike up a relationship with the daughter of the Soviet commander. But this is threatened by the black-marketeering of their dodgy uncle, and by the illicit rice distribution of their defence-force dad. Deftly mixing the innocence and imagination of childhood with the harsh realities of occupation, deportation and internment, this traditionally animated, endearingly "low-tech" film is bittersweet, often sad and occasionally very moving. It's ostensibly aimed at family audiences, though its subject matter and subtitling may better suit adults and older children.

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Credits

Cast

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JunpeiKota Yokoyama
TanyaPolina Ilyushenko
KantaJunya Taniai
TatsuoMasachika Ichimura
SawakoYukie Nakama
HideoYusuke Santamaria
GenzoSaburo Kitajima
MitchanKanako Yanagihara

Crew

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DirectorMizuho Nishikubo

Details

Theatrical distributor
All the Anime
Released on
2014-10-10
Languages
Russian | Korean | Japanese
Available on
DVD
Formats
Colour
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