Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Director: Isao Takahata
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1988-04-16
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 8.5

Original Title: 火垂るの墓

Animation Drama War

Story 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.

Director Isao Takahata

Screenplay / Writers Isao Takahata

Top Billed Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi Ayano Shiraishi Yoshiko Shinohara Akemi Yamaguchi Masayo Sakai Kozo Hashida Kazumi Nozaki Yoshio Matsuoka