Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka) (1988)

8.2	Listal rating
8.4	IMDB rating

Directed by

Isao Takahata

Starring (View all)

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara

Mother (voice)

Akemi Yamaguchi

Aunt (voice)

Rhoda Chrosite

Setsuko

Shannon Conley

Additional Voices

Crispin Freeman

Additional Voices

Dan Green

Additional Voices

Written by

Akiyuki Nosaka

(novel)

Isao Takahata

(written by)

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Why must fireflies die so young?

3 years, 5 months ago at Dec 9 9:30

AgentLexi

10 votes

''Why must fireflies die so young?''

A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

Tsutomu Tatsumi: Seita

Ayano Shiraishi: Setsuko

''September 21, 1945? that was the night I died''

With those words starts director Isao Takahata's most famous film, Grave of the... read more

An animated masterpiece...

4 years, 9 months ago at Aug 11 22:29

PvtCaboose91

8 votes

"Why must fireflies die so young?"

General mainstream audiences commonly consider animation a mere kiddie fare. However, not all animation is childish by nature. In the past 20 years, artistic and expressive Japanese animators have exercised their animation as a medium to convey mature themes and occasionally impart an articulate story. To be sure, Japanese animation has had its fai... read more

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1 year, 8 months ago at Sep 17 13:00

TeamDaiGurren

2 votes

This film...is the only film that has made me cry for 15 minutes straight. This is Grave Of The Fireflies.

To be honest, I watched this when I was on a Studio Ghibli marathon. Compared to the other SG films, I thought it would be just like the rest. Cute, happy, and magical. I never took the time to look into the story, or read any reviews about it. I felt like I didn't need to. Th... read more

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Description: Setsuko and Seita are brother and sister living in wartime Japan. After their mother is killed in an air raid they find a temporary home with relatives. Having quarreled with their aunt they leave the city and make their home in an abandoned shelter. While their father's destiny who was a soldier is unknown the two must depend on each ... (more)

Release date : 16 April 1988
UPC: 719987172920

Anime (30), Animation (28), Drama (18), War (15), Japanese (15), WWII (14), Japan (14), 1980s (13), Studio Ghibli (12), 1988 (11), Historical (11), (7), Ghibli (6), Hunger (5), IMDb Top250 (4), Foreign (4), World War II (3), Animated (3), Tragedy (2), Semi Autobiographical (2)

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" This is one of the saddest war-related movies I've ever seen. It nearly destroyed me when I watched it, I dropped lots of tears. The story is so heartbreaking. It makes you think about how horrifying it must have been living during the war and how much cruelty there are in this world. The movie is really beautiful and touching, and the brilliant music captures the deep emotions. Grave of the Fireflies has become one of my favorite movies from Studio Ghibli, but I think that I won't be able to"

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