Grave of the Fireflies

When an American air raid kills their mother in the final days of World War II, Seita and his kid sister Setsuko are left to fend for themselves in the devastated Japanese countryside. With food running short, the siblings can only cling to fleeting moments of happiness in their harsh reality.

Technical specifications

Category
Feature films
Adapted from
"Le Tombeau des lucioles/Grave of the Fireflies, Akiyuki Nosaka (Shinchosha)
Running time
1 h 28 min 32 sec
Country of production
Japan
Publics
Teens
Genres
Drama, Historical
Techniques
Drawing on cels

Credits

Direction
Isao TAKAHATA
Production
STUDIO GHIBLI, SHINCHOSHA PUBLISHING CO.
Distributor
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT FRANCE, CRUNCHYROLL
Composer
Michio MAMIYA
Script
Isao TAKAHATA, Akiyuki NOSAKA
Graphics
Yoshifumi KONDO
Storyboard
Yoshiyuki MOMOSE