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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Directed by Isao Takahata
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Overview
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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 89 minutes
Actors
Tsutomu Tatsumi | Ayano Shiraishi | Yoshiko Shinohara | Akemi Yamaguchi | Masayo Sakai | Kozo Hashida | Masayo Sakai | Yoshio Matsuoka | Masahiro Kanetake | Kiyoshi Yanagawa | Hajime Maki | Atsuo Omotem | Teruhisa Harita | Hiroshi Tanaka | Michio Denpo | Shiro Tamaki | Mika Sekita | Kyoko Moriwaki
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/2018 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 0 stars |
| 07/24/2011 | TV | DVD | Library | 8 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Put this off long enough. Not sure I could watch this again. Up there with Nobody Knows as one of the saddest, most tragic films I’ve seen. Anything with children in desperate situations is just too much for me. Hard one to watch indeed.
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