Grave of the Fireflies
89 min
1988
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火垂るの墓
Grave of the Fireflies
89 min
1988
8.4
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.
sibling relationship
hunger
world war ii
wartime
shelter
struggle for survival
pacific theater
adult animation
semi autobiographical
anti war
anime
grim
orphan siblings
children in wartime
distressing
