Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies - (2005)Released

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Spoken Languages

日本語

Release Date

2005-11-01

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

148 minutes

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