MOVIE
Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
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.
ANIME PROFILE
Grave of the Fireflies as anime
Grave of the Fireflies is identified through animation plus Japanese language or origin metadata, with Drama, War crossover genres. This view emphasizes origin, creators, release context and related anime discovery.
- Release
- 1988-04-16
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 8.4/10
- Original language
- JA
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Japan
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli
People behind the title
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