Grave of the Fireflies 1988

Directed by Isao Takahata

1h 29m · animation, drama, war · Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara

8.4 on TMDB

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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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