Grave of the Fireflies

火垂るの墓

1988 · 89 min · ★ 8.5 / 10 · 6848 votes

Animation · Drama · War

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.

Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi · Ayano Shiraishi · Yoshiko Shinohara · Akemi Yamaguchi · Masayo Sakai · Kozo Hashida · Kazumi Nozaki · Yoshio Matsuoka · Masahiro Kanetake · Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Director

Isao Takahata