5 Films & TV Shows Set In Hyōgo Prefecture During The 20th Century
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Wife of a Spy
Hyōgo Prefecture The 1940sWho should I trust? — In the 1940s, a Japanese merchant leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism.
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Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
Hyōgo Prefecture The 1980s The 2000sIn the beginning of the movie, 20 years ago, on the moon, the 4 Ultra brothers, Ultraman, Seven, Jack, and Ace were fighting a deadly foe known as Yapool, a monster that was several times their size. As they fought, Yapool had a clear advantage and used his several claws to grasp the brothers, although, they managed to clear from the claws through there powers and used a combined Specium Ray to no avail. The monster then flies off to Earth to dodge the attack and the brothers follow. The brothers were barely able to defeat Yapool but the monster still needed to be sealed. However, to seal Yapool away they were forced to give up the ability to transform, and took up jobs to be in the area of Kobe in case the monster ever returned.
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Love Letter
Hyōgo Prefecture Hokkaido Prefecture The 1980s The 1990sWhen exchanging letters two women discover new things about a deceased man they used to know.
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Tokyo Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture Kagoshima Prefecture Ibaraki Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture Hokkaido Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture The 1990sDestruction Deity Descent! — A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
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Grave of the Fireflies
Hyōgo Prefecture The 1940sIn the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.