Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
8.46,677 votesNRHD1h 29mReleased
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.
- Released
- Apr 16, 1988
- Director
- Isao Takahata
- Writer
- Isao Takahata
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli
- Language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $3,700,000
- Revenue
- $842,132
- Country
- Japan
