Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-11-01
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Hoshi Ishida, Mao Sasaki, Ikki Sawamura, Yui Natsukawa, Nanako Matsushima

7.9(112 votes)

2005

2h 28m

Drama

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Overview

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.