Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
- Release Date
- 1988-04-16
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
Overview
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.