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Giovanni's Island (2014) is available to watch for free on Kanopy. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can watch Giovanni's Island (2014) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Giovanni struggles to bridge a widening political divide through the simple, shared language of childhood play. This hand-drawn animation captures the heartbreaking friction between innocence and the hardening borders of an uncertain peace.
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Director
Mizuho Nishikubo
Cast
Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yusuke Santamaria, Kota Yokoyama, Junya Taniai, Saburo Kitajima, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Kaoru Yachigusa, Tatsuya Nakadai
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Giovanni's Island
You can watch Giovanni's Island (2014) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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7.5/10
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78%
Director
Mizuho Nishikubo
Cast
Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yusuke Santamaria, Kota Yokoyama, Junya Taniai, Saburo Kitajima, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Kaoru Yachigusa, Tatsuya Nakadai
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