The Life of a Boy

The Life of a Boy (Japanese: 冷戦物語, Hepburn: Reisen monogatari, lit 'Cold War Story') is a 1984 Japanese animated war drama film directed by Akira Hamashi, in his feature directorial debut, and animated by Studio Deen. Based on Hamashi's 1983 manga of the same name, The film tells the story of a young boy and his grandfather living in a rural area as they attempt to survive a nearby Soviet/North Korean invasion as the grandfather helps his son maintain a sense of innocence in the subsiquent war.

This film marked Deen's first film project and involved some of the same crew that animated the Urusei Yatsura TV series after taking over from Pierrot, It was distributed by Toho, Co. Ltd. in Japan and by Orion Classics in the U.S., the film recieved critical acclaim for it's animation and it's themes of survival and hope.

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US Home Media

 * 1985 Embassy Home Entertainment VHS/Betamax/Laserdisc (Under license from Orion)
 * 1989 Nelson Entertainment VHS/Laserdisc (Reprint of 1985 VHS, Under license from Orion)
 * 1989 The Criterion Collection Laserdisc (Under license from Orion/Nelson)
 * 2000 MGM World Films VHS/DVD
 * 2009 MGM 25th Anniversary DVD (distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
 * 2022 Discotek Media Blu-ray (under license from Toho)