Now and Then, Here and There 1999

Runtime

325 mins

Language

Japanese

Japanese

Shu, a Japanese boy, sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes, Lala‑Ru, on a smokestack and is drawn into a harsh desert world. There he confronts war’s brutal reality—genocide, torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation—under tyrant Hamdo. Shu fights to rescue Lala‑Ru and his reluctant allies, staying true to his ideals.

Shu, a Japanese boy, sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes, Lala‑Ru, on a smokestack and is drawn into a harsh desert world. There he confronts war’s brutal reality—genocide, torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation—under tyrant Hamdo. Shu fights to rescue Lala‑Ru and his reluctant allies, staying true to his ideals.

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