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Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 16, 1988

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Animation, Drama, War

User Score

85%

Original Title

火垂るの墓

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Director

Isao Takahata

Budget

$3,700,000

Revenue

$516,962

Description

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.