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Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

1988•89 min.•

Japan

★8.4(6185)

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.
  • Animation
  • Drama
  • War

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