Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

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IMDB 250: #35 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) poster
     
Logo Grave of the Fireflies

1988 · Unrated · 1h 29m

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Other grades: 70.7 (13 viewers)
19881h 29mUnrated
Countries:Japan
Languages:JA
Keywords: 1940s2d animationAbandoned mineAcid rainAdult animationAir raidAirplaneAmerican occupation of japanAnimeAnime animationShow moreAntAnti warApologyAshesAsiaAttackAunt nephew relationshipAunt niece relationshipBandBandageBased on novelBathBathtubBeachBeanstalkBeatingBicycleBirdBloodBoatBombBomb shelterBombingBoyBroken water pipeBroomBrother sister relationshipBucketBugBurialBurn victimBurning a dead bodyBurning housesBurying dead fireflyButterCameraCandyCartCartwheelCatCatching fireflyCemeteryCharcoalChildChildrenChildren in wartimeClimbingCombCorpseCountrysideCousin cousin relationshipCremationCryingCuttingDaydreamDead bodyDead childDeathDeath of childDeath of fatherDeath of motherDeath of sisterDebrisDepressingDeserted mineDestructionDiarrheaDisasterDistressingDoctorDollDuckDyingEatingElementary schoolEmaciationEmperorEmperor of japanExplosionFallout shelterFamily relationshipsFanFarmerFather daughter relationshipFather son relationshipFearFemale frontal nudityFemale full frontal nudityFireFire stationFirebombFireflyFirehouseFireworksFirst aidFishFlashbackFleeingFloodingFlowerFlyFoodFor grown ups animationFriendFriendshipFrogFruit drop candyGhostGirlGrapeGraveGraveyardGrimGymnastic high barGymnasticsHair clipHand drawn animationHeart troubleHerringHomelessnessHorrors of warHorseHorse and carriageHospitalHouseflyHuggingHummingHungerIceIce cartIllnessImitating the firing of a gunImitationImperial japanIn medias resInjuryInnocenceInsectJanitorJapanJapaneseJapanese armyJapanese empireJapanese flagJapanese fleetJapanese navyJapanese soldierKamikazeKimonoKobe japanLeechLetterLiving off the deadLonelinessMaggot infested corpseMailboxMalnutritionMarbleMature animationMedicineMelonMemoryMineMintMoneyMosquitoMosquito nettingMother daughter relationshipMother son relationshipNaval cruiserNeighborNightmareNoodlesOlder actors younger rolesOlder brother younger sisterOrganOrphanOrphan siblingsPacific theaterPeriod dramaPhonographPhotographPhotographerPickled plumPiggy back ridePiggyback ridePlayingPlumPost world war twoPotatoPrickly heatPumpkinPurseRadiationRadiation poisoningRailroad stationRainRashRationingReadingRecord playerRecordingRibcageRiceRingRobberyRuinsRunningSad endingSand crabSandboxSchoolScissorsScrappingSeagullSelf sufficiencySemi autobiographicalShelterShipShoesShovellingSibling relationshipSingerSingingSkin soreSleepingSongStand alone movie without sequelStarvationStealingStormStoveStrafingStrawStrawberryStretcherStruggle for survivalStudio ghibliSubwaySurrealismSurrenderSurvivalSwimmingSwingTantrumTearsTeenage boyTeenagerTheftThiefTin canTokyo japanTold in flashbackTomatoToothbrushTorchTraditional animationTragedyTragedy dramaTragicTrainTrain stationTreeTruckUmbrellaUndressingUrinationVegetable fieldVoice over narrationWadingWagonWartimeWashingWashing dishesWaterWater canteenWatermelonWorld war iiWorld war twoYankeeYear 1945
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.
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