Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Original title: 火垂るの墓

19881 h 28 min

Directed by Isao Takahata

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

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.

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  • Retro Movie Roundtable🇺🇸 EN

    1 h 31 min

    Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

    RMR 0349: Join your hosts, Chad Robinson and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit It’s a Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [PG-13] Genre: War, Drama, Tragedy, Period Piece Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi,…

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