Movie

Grave of the Fireflies

• 1988-04-16
• 89 min
• Released
• TMDB 8.5/10 · 6,882 votes

• Animation
• Drama
• War

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.