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Grave of the Fireflies
Films · 1989 · Not Rated · 88 min
IMDb8.5
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic94
The story of Seita and Setsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
- Director
- Isao Takahata
- Writers
- Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata
- Cast
- Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi
- Released
- 26 Jul 1989
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
- Box office
- $516,962