Grave of the Fireflies
火垂るの墓
Release: 1988-04-16
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 8.4
Animation
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Studio Ghibli
Trailers & Videos
Crew
Isao Takahata
Screenplay, Director
Shojuro Yamauchi
Key Animation
Yoshifumi Kondo
Animation Director, Character Designer
Yasuomi Umetsu
Key Animation
Hideaki Anno
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Momose
Layout
Yoshiji Kigami
Key Animation
Kitaro Kosaka
Key Animation
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Reiko Okuyama
Key Animation