Movie
Grave of the Fireflies
2005 · 148 min
A harrowing, slow-burning tragedy that immerses you in the quiet devastation of war through the eyes of a struggling family, leaving a lasting emotional weight.
- Directed by
- Tōya Satō
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Hoshi Ishida, Mao Sasaki, Ikki Sawamura
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, family, grief, war
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Tōya Satō
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Hoshi Ishida, Mao Sasaki, Ikki Sawamura
