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Cinematic background from Grave of the Fireflies 1988 - 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.

Grave of the Fireflies

1988

Animation, Drama, War

Directors:

Writers:

Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata

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Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – Two children looking out of a window at night; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An image of a pile of rubble in the middle of the day; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man holding a tray of food in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of a dirt road going up a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An oil painting of people walking on the street near a tree; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An illustration of a train and a person standing in the middle of a street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – Two people standing on a train platform next to a train; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man and a small child standing on the beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of a tree in the middle of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An image of an abandoned train yard with a truck parked on the tracks; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – Two people sitting at a table with bowls of food; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man and a child in a yard; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man with a hat is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a boy and a girl eating food; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of an open door leading to a lush green field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man and a little girl sitting on the ground eating food; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of two men standing on a street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man writing on a girl's face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A child holding a can of food in front of a sky background; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A person walking on a bridge near a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A person sitting on a hill at night with a city in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A couple of people sitting on the ground near a body of water; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated woman holding an umbrella in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of a man and a child walking down a road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man and a child; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An oil painting of a person with an umbrella walking down the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An oil painting of an alley way in a residential area; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – Two people walking on a beach near a house; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A group of people standing in front of an open door; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of an alley way in a japanese city; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An oil painting of an area with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A child sitting at a table holding a bowl of food; Medium shot, High angle

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Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An image of a man and a child in a field; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man and a child looking out over a city at night; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A person with a baby in a sling walking through a field; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man with a face mask is standing in the middle of a road; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An old man sitting in a field holding an apple; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a building and a tree; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man and a little girl; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a man holding a bottle of ketchup; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A person standing in front of a fire in a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – Two people standing next to each other on the sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man and a child walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man and a boy are cooking something in a pot; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A boy and a girl are eating a bowl of food; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man and a child sitting on a train; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of three people sitting at a table; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of trees and a river in a wooded area; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A scene of two people standing in front of a cart; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man and a woman holding hands with a young girl; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man and a child; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a boy and a girl holding an umbrella; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a man and a boy; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A young man holding a video camera in front of a sky background; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of a woman and a child in an arched hallway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a man and a child; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a man in a military uniform; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A man and a boy washing dishes in a bowl; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated man is looking at something in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a woman holding a doll; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A group of people standing in front of each other; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man holding a child; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An oil painting of an industrial building with a barrel in front of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A girl standing in a field with fireflies in the background; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man and a girl; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A painting of a woman sitting on a park bench with two children; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An image of an explosion in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a man eating a sandwich; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man and a child in the grass; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An oil painting of a pond and a barn; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a man holding a child; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated picture of a man with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), directed by Isao Takahata – An animated scene of a man feeding a child; Medium shot, High angle