Where to watch Giovanni's Island(2014)

Name: Giovanni's Island
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Released: 2014-02-22
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yusuke Santamaria, Kota Yokoyama

Movie · 2014 · 1h 42m · Animation, Drama, History

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Giovanni's Island plot summary

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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Original title: ジョバンニの島
Release date: February 22, 2014
Runtime: 1h 42m
Genres: Animation, Drama, History
Directed by: Mizuho Nishikubo
Country: Japan
TMDB rating: 7.5 / 10 · 118 votes

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Cast

Masachika IchimuraTatsuo Senou (voice)
Yukie NakamaSawako (voice)
Kanako YanagiharaMicchan (voice)
Yusuke SantamariaHideo (voice)
Kota YokoyamaJunpei Senou (voice)
Junya TaniaiKanta Senou (voice)
Saburo KitajimaGenzou Senou (voice)
Hiroshi InuzukaChief (voice)
Kaoru YachigusaOlder Sawako (voice)
Tatsuya NakadaiOlder Junpei Senou (voice)

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In the United States, you can watch Giovanni's Island for free on Kanopy and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.