Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai
Writer: Isao Takahata, Akiyuki Nosaka
Release Date:
April 16, 1988
April 16, 1988
Ratings:
8.4 / 10
8.4 / 10
Director:
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Companies:
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli
Overview
In 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.
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