Grave of the Fireflies

2005Directed by Tōya Satō

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Released: November 1, 2005
Runtime: 2h 28m

About Grave of the Fireflies

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Director: Tōya Satō
Writers: Yumiko Inoue
Akiyuki Nosaka
Original title: 火垂るの墓

Principal cast

In billing order

Hoshi IshidaYokokawa Seita
Mao SasakiSetsuko
Ikki SawamuraKiyoshi
Yui NatsukawaKyoko
Nanako MatsushimaHisako
Mao InoueNatsu,Keiko

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