Grave of the Fireflies

1 conversation · 2.9h

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1988 · Animation, Drama, War · 1h 29m

Budget $4M · Box office $842K

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.

Director Isao Takahata

Writers Isao Takahata

Cinematography Nobuo Koyama