Grave of the Fireflies — Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

1988 8.5 25.4K NR views saved

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Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1988-04-16
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 4.25
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai

1988 8.5 25.4K NR views saved

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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.

Countries: JP

Languages: Japanese

Content Rating: NR

Runtime: 1hrs 29min

Status: Released

Release date: 1988-04-16

Release format: Streaming — Sep 02, 1991

Animation Drama War

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@csbarker 8 years ago

The greatest movie I never want to see again.

@ehsan57 5 years ago

Very depressing and sad movie and a neglected masterpiece, this movie clearly shows the direct and indirect costs of war and it's effect on children, I deeply moved by this movie
Totally recommended.

@benone 11 years ago

Tears are still falling...

@gojirasaurr 6 years ago

This movie was like a deep stab in my heart with a knife. No with machete. So sad and cruel... and unfortunately so real. This actually happened and my cold heart was shattered into thousand pieces.

@zabukage 1 year ago

Possibly one of the most emotional anime movies I have ever watched. Grave of the Fireflies was filled with so much raw emotion. It's a tragic, heartfelt movie that shows you the outcomes of war and how its like to live through them. From the beginning to the end I was hooked, waiting for the next scene and preparing myself for even more tears. I highly, highly recommend this. **10/10**

@davide97 7 months ago

At the end of the movie I cried and that's enough, one of the best Studio Ghibli movies!!!!!

@vwfringe 1 year ago

This is such a horrible movie.

You can go years not remembering what it was about, and, then, a fleeting glimpse of the tin can the hard candy used to be in will destroy you all over again!

Watch this and think of Gaza. (Proud of my Jewish heritage, not a Zionist. War, and children starving cannot be tolerated.)

@lucandore 8 years ago

When I watched this I was on the dinner table, I wasn't able to cry there because I was also talking with my family, but later, when I was watching paying attention, the sadness and how brilliant this movie is hit and even remembering now makes me close to crying.

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