

“Why do fireflies have to die so soon?”
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.
Released
火垂るの墓
1988-04-16
Japanese
USD 3,700,000
USD 842,132
-USD 2,857,868
Auntie (voice)