
feature · 19881h 29mJPJA
Grave of the Fireflies
火垂るの墓
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.
AnimationDramaWar★ 8.4(6,506)
At a glance
- Director
- Isao Takahata
- Cinematography
- Nobuo Koyama
- Editor
- Takeshi Seyama
- Music
- Michio Mamiya
Department
Camera
- Nobuo KoyamaDirector of Photographyprimary
Department
Sound
- Hisanori OshiroProduction Sound Mixerprimary
Department
Production
- Tooru HaraProducerprimary
Department
Post-production
- Takeshi SeyamaEditorprimary
Department
Direction
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