Grave of the Fireflies
8.4
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.
- Originial Title
- 火垂るの墓
- Tagline
- Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
- Release Date
- April 16, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 29min
- Budget
- $3,700,000.00
- Revenue
- $842,132.00
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released