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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-04-16
- Duration
- 01:29
- Categories
- Animation, Drama, War
- Studios
- Studio Ghibli
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- 火垂るの墓
- Votes
- 6,438
- Budget
- $3,700,000
- Revenue
- $842,132
Top cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Ayano Shiraishi
Yoshiko Shinohara
Akemi Yamaguchi
Masayo Sakai
Kozo Hashida
Kazumi Nozaki
Yoshio Matsuoka
Masahiro Kanetake
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
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