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Drama

Grave of the Fireflies

User Score112 votes
79%7.9/10
Release2005
Runtime2H 28M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased

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.

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (13)

Media4

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Director

Tōya Satō

Tōya Satō

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Trailer

Keywords

world war iisingle motherstarvationfire bombingchildren in wartime

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Countries:Japan
Production:Nippon Television Network Corporation