Grave of the Fireflies
4.5
(6.0K)
Animation
Drama
War
1988
89 min
PG-13
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.
Starring:
Tsutomu Tatsumi
,
Ayano Shiraishi
,
Yoshiko Shinohara
,
Akemi Yamaguchi
,
Masayo Sakai
,
Kozo Hashida
,
Kazumi Nozaki
Drama
War
Anime
Adult Cartoon
AD
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"Dayum. Absolutely devastating. There’s something haunting about seeing horrific events based on reality in an animated form. Grave of Fireflies has a way of connecting to some aspect of the human condition that a live action film never could."
Narwhal
"Movies that give me crippling depression"
Marsh
"You will need a BOX for tissue for this one. It's one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. Spoiler Alert:
If you don't like movies that end incredibly sad, this might not be for you. I am someone who hates sad movies, though, and I love this. "
Nona Lisa
"heart wrenching!! please read trigger warnings before watching this! (I wouldn't recommend this to young kids) "
haven
"Devastating but beautiful. Bring tissues."
Pjara
"Very rarely does a movie tackle a subject like this and do it justice. It’s even more rare to have that in an animated movie. Studio Ghibli is on another level "
Pacey Strickland
"Brace yourself, you’ll need a lot of tissues to get through this one. Heartfelt, emotional and very profound. I watched at the cineclub at uni and by the end I was in a room of a group of 20 something students sobbing. Definitely worth the watch. "
Sarra Zitoun
"Five stars but you may never want to watch it again. So sad."
Jen And
"I disliked this one because I hate how sad it is. I love how sad it is? I dont know. It is just so depressing I dont want to think about it ever again. I think I'm glad I watched it though. I will tell you to watch it in the same way that somebody will tell you to eat a ghost pepper. "
Marten
"Devastatingly sad. But so good. "
Gwendolyn Pietsch
