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Grave of the Fireflies(1988)

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1988-04-16
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

8.4(6,671)1h 29mReleased

Genre:: Animation,Drama,War
Country:: Japan
Director:: Isao Takahata
Released:: 1988-04-16
Original:: 火垂るの墓

Synopsis

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.