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.
Title | Grave of the Fireflies |
Release | April 16, 1988 |
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. |
Language(s) | Japanese |
Director | Isao Takahata |
Casts | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Kozo Hashida, Masayo Sakai, Kazumi Nozaki, Yoshio Matsuoka, Masahiro Kanetake, Kiyoshi Yanagawa, Hajime Maki, Atsuo Omotem, Teruhisa Harita, Hiroshi Tanaka, Michio Denpo, Shiro Tamaki, Mika Sekita, Kyoko Moriwaki |
Duration | 1 Hour and 29 Minutes |
Rating | 8.5 • (294732 votes) |