Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

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Grave of the Fireflies

火垂るの墓DIRECTED BYIsao Takahata89mins1988

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

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.

Other films by Isao Takahata

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Pom Poko
Only Yesterday
My Neighbors the Yamadas

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