Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Ratings:
8.4 (TMDb)
Released:
1988-04-16
Runtime:
1h 29m
Genres:
Animation, Drama, War
Countries:
Japan
Director:
Isao Takahata
Actors:
Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida, Kazumi Nozaki, Yoshio Matsuoka
Synopsis
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.