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MOVIE · 1988

Grave of the Fireflies

Japanese original · 89 min

★ 8.4 TMDB · 6,793 votes

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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Original title
火垂るの墓
Release date
1988-04-16
Genres
Animation, Drama, War
Production countries
Japan

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