Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Director: Isao Takahata
Released: 1988-04-16
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 8.446
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai

8.4

April 16, 1988

1h 29m

Animation Drama War

"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"

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.