Grave of the Fireflies

Film19881h 29m 8.4 (imdb)

“Why do fireflies have to die so soon?”

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.

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • War

Details

Status
Released
Released
Apr 16, 1988
Original Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
Studio
Studio Ghibli
Budget
$3.7M
Box Office
$842K
Collections with this film

More like this

Reviews

Browse all

No reviews yet — be the first.