Akemi Yamaguchi, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi
A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
DVD Release Date: October 6, 1998
Stats: 4,573 reviews
It's interesting here to look at war through another pair of eyes, a Japanese point of view. The fact that Grave Of The Fireflies is based on a true story gives the movie a deeply personal edge. Here's a film that should make the viewer think a little, and is also a welcome chan...( read more)
Heart-wrenching tale of two Japanese war orphans struggling to survive. I was deeply moved by the story and yet, still awestruck by the sheer beauty of the animation art. Highly recommended!
Setsuko and Seita are brother and sister living in wartime Japan. After their mother is killed in an air raid they find a temporary home with relatives. Having quarreled with their aunt they leave the city and make their home in an abandoned shelter. While their father's destiny ...( read more)
Setsuko: "Why must fireflies die so young?"
Grave of the Fireflies opens on an evening in 1945, after Japan's surrender at the end of World War II; and in a train station, the young Seita dies alone. The rest of the movie tells us, in flashback, how things have come to th...( read more)
Tragic and somber movie, indeed. But, I just can't get over how well adapted it was. Grave of the Fireflies felt so real with capturing the emotions of the times. Anime films have a special place in my heart and this one didn'...( read more)
I can't watch it for the second time. It's just too sad and tragic!
grave of the firefiles~another masterpiece from miyazaki sensei
This is very different from a lot of anime movies we've seen. This is so beautifully done. The story is unlike anything we've ever seen before. It's about two Japanese kids, and they live in Japan. They are constantly being bombed, and one day their mother is injured by the explo...( read more)
I think; all people must watch this movie.. Because it is wonderfull movie/anime...
Hell, I love this movie but I fell sorry for EVERYONE in it!!!!!!!!!! (exept for that mean lady they lived with for a while.......)
I watched this with my family, my dad who was a marine for 15 years cried. No joke. It made me think of what I would do, and who Are really my friends?
you dont even think about the fact it is animated...it is just so human.
i watched this with my guy mates. we were all sobbing at the end. it was absolutely terrible. but the movie was really REALLY good
una de las pocas peliculas del anime , si es ua obra maestra como disen, esta pelicula la puedes ver cuantas vese kieras y siempre te hara llorar, el siemple hecho de pensar que es uan historia real te parte el coraozon.
es impresionanate la forma en que toman situaciones tan crudas como esta, pero esta pelicula no solo te hace llorar como se puede en la pelicula la relacion de setsuko y seita son muy unidos
en conclusion es muy buna pelicula
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