Giovanni's Island

Name: Giovanni's Island
Genre: Drama, History, Animation
Released: 2014-02-22
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Kanako Yanagihara, Masachika Ichimura, Junya Taniai, Yukie Nakama, Saburo Kitajima

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Release Date

2/22/2014

Runtime

102 mins

Genres

Drama History Animation

Overview

In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Inspired by true events.

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Released

Original Language

Japanese

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A gently animated story of two children discovering friendship across a geopolitical divide in post-war Sakhalin, where moments of joy and connection are shadowed by historical loss and separation. It's tender and tragic in equal measure, moving quietly through the spaces where childhood innocence meets historical inevitability.