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Grave of the Fireflies

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

8.443 average rating
8.443
Japanese / 89 MIN. / 1988

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Tsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiYoshiko ShinoharaAkemi YamaguchiMasayo SakaiKozo HashidaKazumi NozakiYoshio MatsuokaMasahiro KanetakeKiyoshi YanagawaHajime MakiAtsuo OmotemTeruhisa HaritaHiroshi TanakaMichio DenpoShiro TamakiMika SekitaKyoko Moriwaki

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