Giovanni's Island

Feb 22, 2014

1h 42m

★ 7.5

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.

Genres

Animation

Drama

History

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Japan

Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME)

Production I.G

Giovanni's Island Trailers

Cast

Tatsuo Senou (voice)

Masachika Ichimura

Sawako (voice)

Yukie Nakama

Micchan (voice)

Kanako Yanagihara

Hideo (voice)

Yusuke Santamaria

Junpei Senou (voice)

Kota Yokoyama

Kanta Senou (voice)

Junya Taniai

Genzou Senou (voice)

Saburo Kitajima

Chief (voice)

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Older Sawako (voice)

Kaoru Yachigusa

Older Junpei Senou (voice)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tanya (voice)

Polina Ilyushenko

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