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.
| Title | Grave of the Fireflies |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Cast | Hoshi Ishida, Mao Sasaki, Ikki Sawamura, Yui Natsukawa, Nanako Matsushima, Mao Inoue |
| Crew | Tōya Satō (Director), Yumiko Inoue (Writer), Akiyuki Nosaka (Short Story) |
| Keyword | world war ii, single mother, starvation, fire bombing, children in wartime |
| Release | Nov 01, 2005 |
| Runtime | 148 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.90 / 10 by 101 users |
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