Grave of the Fireflies

1988

89 min

8.5

Ends at

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.

Budget

$3,700,000

Genre

Animation, Drama, War

Director

Isao Takahata

Country

Japan

Cast & Crew

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Ayano Shiraishi

Yoshiko Shinohara

Akemi Yamaguchi

Masayo Sakai

Kozo Hashida

Kazumi Nozaki

Yoshio Matsuoka

Masahiro Kanetake

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

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Grave of the Fireflies

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.

  • Tsutomu Tatsumi

  • Ayano Shiraishi

  • Yoshiko Shinohara

  • Akemi Yamaguchi

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