At 4 and 14, they tried to live on
In the latter part of World War II, a boy and his sister, orphaned when their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo, are left to survive on their own in what remains of civilian life in Japan. The plot follows this boy and his sister as they do their best to survive in the Japanese countryside, battling hunger, prejudice, and pride in their own quiet, personal battle. | ||
| Title | : | Grave of the Fireflies |
| Original Title | : | 火垂るの墓 |
| Release Date | : | April 16, 1988 |
| Runtime | : | |
| Genres | : | Animation, Drama, Family, War |
| Production Co. | : | Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha Company |
| Production Countries | : | Japan |
| Director | : | Isao Takahata, Yoshiyuki Momose |
| Writers | : | Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata |
| Casts | : | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi |
