Grave of Fireflies

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Theatrical Release Date:

10/05/1994

DVD Release Date:

10/07/1998

Run Time:

88min.

Starring:

Tsutomu Tatsumi , Ayano Shiraishi

Director(s):

Isao Takahata

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Animation,Drama,War

Plot: 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 this. Read More

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