Japanese HOTARU NO HAKA Full Candy TIN sealed fresh Grave of the Fireflies movie

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So there’s always the chance that the company, or at least the Sakumashiki Drops brand, could see a revival at some future date. Likely compounding the problem is that Sakuma Seika offers only a modest number of products aside from Sakumashiki Drops, mostly other fruit-flavored hard candies and lozenges, but none have become sizable hits. As the story progresses, the tin of candies empties, and with each sweet that's eaten, the characters descend further into despair. Sakuma’s Drops, the candy that appeared in Studio Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies, will be discontinued as its manufacturer Sakumaseika announced that the company is going out of business.

The film, directed by Isao Takahata, follows the tragic story of Seita and his younger sister Setsuko, who must learn to survive the harsh realities of war after their house is destroyed in a firebombing raid. This would be Setsuko’s last taste of happiness, as shortly after this scene, they are thrust out into the streets of Kobe to fend for themselves. Last chance to acquire the famous retro Drops candies, made famous all over the world in the movie Grave of Fireflies. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Studio Ghibli featured the candy prominently in Grave of the Fireflies , where an orphaned girl carries the product’s red tin around with her big brother. If you don’t see a personalisation section, you can always message the seller with your request too. The tin of fruit-flavored candies carried around by war orphan Setsuko contains one of the few sources of comforting happiness she has left.

It’s a sign of hope that the darkest chapter in the country's history has come to a close, and that its citizens will never again have to face the horrors that these characters experienced. The candy started production in 1908, which was then halted during World War II due to sugar shortages.This candy, which is probably best known today for its appearance in the 1988 film Grave of the Fireflies, was first manufactured in 1908. Seita cremates his sister's body, pouring her ashes into the empty candy tin and carrying it with him until the day he dies. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.