Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
火垂るの墓
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"
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★ IMDb: 8.5 1988-04-16 1h 29m Released
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.
Director: Isao Takahata
Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida, Kazumi Nozaki, Yoshio Matsuoka
Year: 1988
Budget: $3,700,000
Revenue: $842,132
Production: Studio Ghibli
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
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