Akiyuki Nosaka Senso Dowa Shu Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki

[Machine Translation] Following the animation film "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988: directed by Isao Takahata), which moved the whole country, this is an animation adaptation of the same title from the "War Fairy Tales" series written by Akiyuki Nosaka, which won the "Peabody Award," the Pulitzer Prize of broadcasting in 2003. The series was aired nationwide on TV Asahi mainly on the anniversary of the end of the war in 2006. The sad events that unfolded during the war are told as children's stories, conveying to children and adults alike the preciousness of peace, which must never be forgotten. The animation is combined with illustrations drawn by Seitaro Kuroda, an artist who participated in the "War Fairy Tales" film project with Akiyuki Nosaka. The creative activities of the two artists have been talked about in newspapers and on TV! The animation is produced by Shin-Ei Animation, which has continued to produce high-quality images for "Crayon Shin-chan" and "Doraemon". --It was the end of the Pacific War. Taichi lost his house in an air raid, but no matter how hungry he got, he never stopped smiling. One day, his frail friend Haruo gave him a book. In the book, it says that if there was only one "bread tree", everyone would be able to live on a full meal. Taichi and his friends dream of having a "tree of sweets" as well. However, the air raids were getting worse and worse. Taichi and his friends run for cover, and Haruo's house is on fire. Was the "tree of sweets" really only a dream?

日本中を感動させたアニメーション映画「火垂るの墓」(1988年: 高畑勲監督)に続く、作家・野坂昭如 原作の「戦争童話集」より、同名作品をアニメ化。2003年には放送界のピューリッツァ賞と言われる『ピーボディー賞』を受賞した「戦争童話集」シリーズ。2006年の終戦記念日を中心に全国テレビ朝日系にて放映。戦争の最中に繰り広げられた悲しい出来事を童話として、決して忘れてはいけない"平和の尊さ"を大人から子供達へと語り継ぐ。本編には、野坂昭如と共に「戦争童話集」映像化プロジェクトに参加したアーティスト"黒田征太郎"により描かれたイラストがアニメーションと融合! 二人を中心とした創作活動は、新聞、TV等で話題に! アニメ制作は「クレヨンしんちゃん」「ドラえもん」等、良質映像を贈り続けるシンエイ動画。――太平洋戦争も終盤に迫った頃のことで。太一は空襲で家をなくしても、いくらお腹を減らしても、笑顔を絶やさずに暮らしていた。ある日、体の弱い友人・春男から1冊の本をもらう。そこには、"パンの木"1本あればみんなお腹いっぱい食べて暮らしていけると書かれていた。もしかしたら"お菓子の木"だって・・・と夢を見る太一たち。しかし、空襲はますますひどくなる一方。太一たちは逃げ惑い、春男の家にも火の手が迫る。はたして"お菓子の木"は夢でしかなかったのだろうか・・・。