Grandfather's Lamp
Mar 05 2011
•0h 25m
•Drama, Animation, History
A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it.
Cast
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Hiroshi Kamiya
巳之助 (voice)
Risa Shimizu
セツ (voice)
Yuzuru Fujimoto
巳之助 - 老年期 (voice)
Tomo Saeki
巳之助 - 13歳 (voice)
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