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Grave of the Fireflies

Drama2h 28m

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100%

Tomatometer

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95%

Popcornmeter

7.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorTōya Satō

ReleasedNov 1, 2005

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Cast

Hoshi Ishida

Hoshi Ishida

Yokokawa Seita

Mao Sasaki

Setsuko

Ikki Sawamura

Ikki Sawamura

Kiyoshi

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Kyoko

Nanako Matsushima

Nanako Matsushima

Hisako

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Natsu,Keiko

Mayuko Fukuda

Mayuko Fukuda

Hana

Jun Kaname

Jun Kaname

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Genzo

So Yamanaka

So Yamanaka

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“An achingly sad anti-war film, Grave of the Fireflies is one of Studio Ghibli's most profoundly beautiful, haunting works.”

100% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Adam Kempenaar

RTFilmspottingDec 7, 2022

It’s one thing to have a film really sadden you, but I also found it sublime in its beauty... [Setsuko and Seita's] happiness together is transcendent.

G

Glenn Kenny

RTNew York TimesJan 3, 2019

One of the most startling and moving animated films ever.

C

Chris Cabin

RTSlant MagazineDec 30, 2018

Isao Takahata makes survival the thematic core of the story, but he never degrades his characters or fetishizes their suffering.

D

Daniel Barnes

RTDare Daniel5 days ago

A deeply personal film about the human cost of war, with animated characters who contain worlds of emotion. So simple and yet so complex, it’s a film that absolutely wrecks you.

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Information

Title

Grave of the Fireflies

Released

Nov 1, 2005

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

2h 28m

Status

Released

Studio

Nippon Television Network Corporation

MOTHER