Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies (2005)

Drama2 hours and 28 minutes
79%
User score
Description

Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Budget

Revenue

Keywords
world war iisingle motherstarvationfire bombingchildren in wartime