Grave of the Fireflies

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1988 PG-13 1h 29m
8.4 /10
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Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
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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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A
30 Sep 2025

Grave of the Fireflies masterfully portrays the human cost of war through a deeply emotional and well-structured narrative. With powerful animation, m...

sykobanana
17 May 2020

This was the first animated movie that made me cry as an adult. It still does. Two children are left as orphans in World War 2 and have to survi...

T
4 Jan 2013

The terrible story of two orphaned Japanese kids during the ending of WWII. Incredibly well told and totally moving, without using clichés. A must ...

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