8.4

Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Director: Takahata Iszao
Genre: Drama, Animation, War
Released: 1988-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 8.444
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai

(火垂るの墓)

“Why do fireflies have to die so soon?”

19881h 29m

DramaAnimationWar

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.