Anyone who has seen Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies, an anime produced in part by Studio Ghibli in 1988, surely remembers crying their eyes out at what is one of the most heart-wrenching movies ever made. Now, just a couple short years after the film was remade in live-action for Japanese TV comes word that a feature length live-action remake is hitting theaters in Japan.

This timeless story of two children facing ever increasing hardships while trying to survive constant air raids in World War II Japan has resonated with viewers for years and years, and will surely do so again with this live remake. The likelihood of the film being released stateside, however, is surely slim. It opens July 5th in Japan.

New live-action adaptation of “Grave” (via Nippon Cinema)

By Jesse Mann