Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Director: Isao Takahata
Genre: animation, drame, film de guerre
Released: 1988
Duration: 89 min

1988Japon89 min

The film

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.

DirectorIsao Takahata

Genresanimation · drame · film de guerre

CountryJapon

Runtime89 min

Record & provenance

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Record source: The Film world cinema index

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Grave of the Fireflies

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