1988 Best Picture

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Grave of the Fireflies

“Why do fireflies have to die so soon?”

1988

89 min

Rated NR

8.5IMDB

94Metacritic

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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.

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AnimationDramaWar

Director

Isao Takahata

Cast

Tsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiYoshiko ShinoharaAkemi YamaguchiMasayo SakaiKozo HashidaKazumi NozakiYoshio Matsuoka

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Keywords

sibling relationshiphungerworld war iiwartimeshelterstruggle for survivalpacific theateradult animationsemi autobiographicalanti waranimegrimorphan siblingschildren in wartimedistressing