Movie·2005·2h 28m
Grave of the Fireflies
Directed By
Tōya Satō
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 火垂るの墓
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.
Written By
Yumiko Inoue
Themes
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Audience Score
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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
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Genzo
So Yamanaka
// crew
Crew
Tōya Satō
Director
Yumiko Inoue
Writer
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