Drama · Japan · 2005 · 2h 28m

Grave of the Fireflies

火垂るの墓

Grave of the Fireflies poster
Director
Tōya Satō
Cast
Hoshi Ishida as Yokokawa Seita Mao Sasaki as Setsuko Ikki Sawamura as Kiyoshi Yui Natsukawa as Kyoko Nanako Matsushima as Hisako Mao Inoue as Natsu,Keiko
Crew
Yumiko Inoue — Writer
Synopsis

Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.

Trailer Grave of the Fireflies — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
world war iisingle motherstarvationfire bombingchildren in wartime
Key Collaborators
Tōya Satō Director Yumiko Inoue Writer
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