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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Drama Animation War

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

Release Date: 1988, April 16
Directors: Isao Takahata
Countries: Japan
Production: Studio Ghibli
Cast: Hiroshi Tanaka, Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida, Kazumi Nozaki, Yoshio Matsuoka, Masahiro Kanetake, Kiyoshi Yanagawa, Hajime Maki

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.

Keywords:

sibling relationship shelter struggle for survival world war ii anime adult animation orphan siblings anti war hunger semi autobiographical wartime children in wartime pacific theater brother and sister brother sister