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Dominican Rep. Grave of the Fireflies
- Original title
- Hotaru no Hakaaka
- AKA
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- Grave of the Fireflies
- 火垂るの墓
- Year
- 1988
- Running time
- 93 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Isao Takahata. Novel: Akiyuki Nosaka
- Cast
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Animation
- Music
- Cinematography
- Animation, Nobuo Koyama
- Producer
- Genre
- Animation. Drama. War | II World War. Childhood. Family Relationships. Adult Animation. Cult Movie
- Movie Groups
- Studio Ghibli (+ Related Films)
- Synopsis
- A Japanese boy of 14 and his 4 year old sister, attempt to seek refuge from the atrocities of World War II in the small city of Kobe. In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a metal sweet container beside a deathly ill boy. The janitor tosses the canister into the night, unwittingly beginning a most unusual tale of survival amid war. Brother and sister Seita and Setsuko, flee their disheveled home and deceased parents to make their bid for a new life. Before American troops begin to occupy their country, the children resort to dwelling in an abandoned bomb shelter in the countryside. Though these siblings later get a sense of safety, they realize necessities such as food and water will not be easy to come by.
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