Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Director: 高畑勋 Isao Takahata
Released: 1988

萤火虫之墓

StatusFull movie
CountryJapan
LanguageMandarin Cantonese Japanese
GenreAnimation Adventure Drama
Director高畑勋 Isao Takahata
CastTsutomu Tatsumi ....Seita (voice)Ayano Shiraishi ....Setsuko (voice)志乃原良子 Yoshiko Shinohara ....Mother (voice)山口明美 Akemi Yamaguchi ....Aunt (voice)Rhoda Chrosite ....Setsuko (voice: English version)
Runtime88 Mins
Douban8.5
Updated2026-08-07
Also known asGrave of the Fireflies / 再见萤火虫 / 火帘之墓

Synopsis

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.