Grave of the Fireflies

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Grave of the Fireflies (2005)

Directed by Tōya Satō

Drama · 2h 28m

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.

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Cast

Hoshi Ishida Yokokawa Seita
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Mao Sasaki Setsuko Ikki Sawamura Kiyoshi Yui Natsukawa Kyoko Nanako Matsushima Hisako Mao Inoue Natsu,Keiko Mayuko Fukuda Hana Jun Kaname Tsuyoshi Ihara Genzo So Yamanaka

Crew

Director
Tōya Satō
Writer
Yumiko Inoue

Details

Original title
火垂るの墓
Release date
2005-11-01
Runtime
2h 28m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation