Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1988-04-16
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai

"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"

8.4(6,329 votes)

1h 29m

April 16, 1988

AnimationDramaWar

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.