About 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.
Movie details
- Release date
- 1988-04-16
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, War
- Rating
- 8.4/10 (6,565 votes)
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Director
- Isao Takahata
- Writers
- Isao Takahata, Akiyuki Nosaka
Cast
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