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Grave of the Fireflies

Audience Score
79
Grave of the Fireflies
NR 2 hr 28 minDrama
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.
DirectorTōya Satō
WriterYumiko Inoue

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Nippon Television Network Corporation