Grave of the Fireflies

"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"

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.

Genre: Animation, Drama, War

Actor: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi

Director: Isao Takahata

Country: Japan

Type: movie

Duration: 1h 29m

Release: 1988

Rating: 8.4

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