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Grave of the Fireflies

Scraped

"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"

1988-04-16
8.446
ja 89m
AnimationDramaWar
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.

Screenplay

Isao Takahata

Director

Isao Takahata

Editor

Takeshi Seyama

Director of Photography

Nobuo Koyama

Original Music Composer

Michio Mamiya

Translator

Neil Nadelman

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

Status

Released

Revenue

$842,132

Budget

$3,700,000

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Studio Ghibli

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