Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Rating: 8.4

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

PG-13 Animation Drama War

Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai

Writer: Isao Takahata, Akiyuki Nosaka

Release Date:
April 16, 1988

Ratings:
8.4 / 10

Director:
Isao Takahata

Companies:
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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