Grave of the Fireflies (1989)Stream and Watch Online

Need to watch 'Grave of the Fireflies' on your TV or mobile device at home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Isao Takahata-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Grave of the Fireflies' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Grave of the Fireflies' right now, here are some particulars about the Studio Ghibli animation flick.

Released July 26th, 1989, 'Grave of the Fireflies' stars Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a user score of 85 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 5,215 respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .