Grave of the Fireflies
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"
Overview
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.
About Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Released in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies is a animation, drama and war film from Studio Ghibli (Japan). It was directed by Isao Takahata and written by Isao Takahata. The cast is led by Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi and Masayo Sakai. With a runtime of 1h 29m, the film averages 8.5/10 across 6,807 TMDB ratings. It was made on a budget of $3,700,000 and went on to gross $842,132 worldwide.
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