On Apr. 5 in Japan time, the director of ‘Hotaru no haka’ Takahata Isao (高畑勲) passed away at the age of 82.
One of my articles of a very early time was about ‘Hotaru no haka’. My very first comment in English was maybe about ‘Hotaru no haka’ on IMDB. It was around 2005.
May his soul rest in peace.