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Grave of the Fireflies

(1988)  movie

Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies

Summary

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.

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Details

Premiere
Apr 16, 1988
Runtime
89 m
Genres
Animation Drama War

Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi
Ayano Shiraishi
Yoshiko Shinohara
Akemi Yamaguchi
Kozo Hashida
Masayo Sakai
Masayo Sakai
Yoshio Matsuoka
Masahiro Kanetake
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Hajime Maki
Atsuo Omotem

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