Grave of the Fireflies
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.
Release Date
November 1, 2005Runtime
148 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Tōya SatōWritten by
Yumiko InoueLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
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