Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies

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Grave of the Fireflies

1988
Movie
89 min
Japanese

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.

7.8Global · TMDB

Nine-factor breakdown

SHOWING: GLOBAL
Story
8.2
Acting
7.9
Visuals
7.3
Emotion
8.0
Comedy
7.1
Pacing
7.1
Sound
8.5
Directing
8.2
Rewatch
8.3