Makkuro na Obentou

Alternative Titles
Synonyms
Makkuro na Obento
Burnt Lunchbox
Burnt Rice
Charred Lunchbox
The Lunch Box
Japanese
まっ黒なおべんとう
English
Information
Type
MovieAired
Jun 12, 1990
Episodes
1
Duration
50 min
Studios
Status
Finished Airing
Source
Book
Rating
G - All Ages
Genres
DramaThemes
HistoricalDemographics
Statistics
Rank
17991
Score
Scored by
Popularity
16988
Members
561
Favorites
1
External Links
Synopsis
On the 6th of August, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. A young boy, Shigeru, left home for his job as a building excavator that morning, carrying a bento made by his mother, only to never return home again. Before long, his mother managed to find Shigeru's remains, and she noticed the completely black and carbonized bento box next to them. This is an anime adaptation of the original book, "Makkuro na Obentou (The Charred Lunchbox)" written by Kodama Tatsuharu and illustrated by Kitajima Shinpei. The bento box that becomes the focus of the story is actually on display in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. (Source: AniDB)