2005
7.9 (105 votes)
2h 28m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Tōya Satō
Writer: Yumiko Inoue
Top Cast
Hoshi Ishida
Yokokawa Seita
Mao Sasaki
Setsuko
Ikki Sawamura
Kiyoshi
Yui Natsukawa
Kyoko
Nanako Matsushima
Hisako
Mao Inoue
Natsu,Keiko
Mayuko Fukuda
Hana
Jun Kaname
Videos
Grave of the Fireflies Live Action Trailer
