Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

198889 min8.4(84%)6,452 votesReleased

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.

Grave of the Fireflies

Release Date

1988-04-16

Runtime

89 minutes

Budget

$3,700,000

Revenue

$842,132

Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Genres

Animation • Drama • War

Production Companies

Studio GhibliStudio Ghibli