
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. | ||
Title | : | Grave of the Fireflies |
Original Title | : | 火垂るの墓 |
Release Date | : | April 16, 1988 |
Runtime | : | |
Genres | : | Animation, Drama, War |
Production Co. | : | Studio Ghibli |
Production Countries | : | Japan |
Director | : | Isao Takahata, Yoshiyuki Momose |
Writers | : | Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata |
Casts | : | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi |