Grave of the Fireflies
Released 1988-04-16
“Why do fireflies have to die so soon?”
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.
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, War
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Language
- Japanese
- User Score
- 84%