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Grave of the Fireflies

1988·1h 29m·NR·Animation·Drama·War
Cinova Score
9.1
150 ratings
Critic Score
8.7
out of 10
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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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Cinova Score
9.1
150 ratings
Critic Score
8.7
out of 10
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First movie to ever make me bawl my eyes out like a baby. Can’t ever watch it again tbh

Ratings & Rankings

#2
Animation
#1
Movies of 1988
#11
All Time

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Details

DirectorIsao Takahata
WriterIsao Takahata
Release dateApril 16, 1988
Runtime1h 29m
Budget$4M
Box office$842K
LanguageJapanese

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Grave of the Fireflies has a Cinova Score of 9.1 out of 10 from 150 ratings. That puts it at #2 in Animation and #11 of all movies on Cinova. Every rating comes from a real person ranking it against the other titles they have seen, so the number is a decimal, not a rounded star count.

What is Grave of the Fireflies about?

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...

Who directed Grave of the Fireflies?

Grave of the Fireflies was directed by Isao Takahata and released in 1988. It stars Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi and Yoshiko Shinohara.

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