Grave of the Fireflies
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"
1988-04-16
8.446
ja 89mAnimationDramaWar
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
Screenplay
Isao Takahata
Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Original Music Composer
Michio Mamiya
Director of Photography
Nobuo Koyama
Translator
Neil Nadelman
sibling relationship hunger world war ii wartime shelter struggle for survival pacific theater adult animation semi autobiographical anti war anime grim orphan siblings children in wartime distressing
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$842,132Budget
$3,700,000Countries
- Japan
Companies
- Studio Ghibli
