Grave of the Fireflies
1988 ‧ War/Horror ‧ 1h 29m
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A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated tale follows Seita (Tsutomu Tatsumi), a teenager charged with the care of his younger sister, Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi), after an American firebombing during World War II separates...
Release date: July 26, 1989 (USA)
Director: Isao Takahata
Screenplay: Isao Takahata
Story by: Akiyuki Nosaka
Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd. and StudioCanal UK
Adapted from: Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 Japanese animated war drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata, and produced by Studio Ghibli. It is based on the ...
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"This tragic masterpiece from Studio Ghibli is based on the semi autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, winner of the naoki Award for literature.
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A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during ...
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An achingly sad anti-war film, Grave of the Fireflies is one of Studio Ghibli's most profoundly beautiful, haunting works. Read Critics Reviews.
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This is very much the story of a young man forced into the role of provider, protector, and nurturer years ahead of time, and of his little sister who adores ...
Beautiful, yet at times brutal and horrifying. Based on the retellings of survivor Nosaka Akiyuki and directed by Isao Takahata (co-founder, with Hayao Miyazaki ...
Set in the city of Kobe and Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, the film tells the story of two siblings, Seita and Setsuko Yokokawa, and their desperate struggle to ...