Grave of the Fireflies

Release Date: 2005-11-01

Runtime: 148

Languages: 日本語

Rating: 7.8

Votes: 105

Genres: Drama

Director: Tōya Satō

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, Kyo...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Nippon Television Network Corporation