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:
Isao Takahata
Writers:
Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata
Official poster of Grave of the Fireflies 1988 directed by [object Object]
An oil painting of a person with an umbrella walking down the street
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Two people walking on a beach near a house
A group of people standing in front of an open door