Poster for Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

1988, animation, drama, war

89 minutes

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...

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2018-11-27

Devastatingly real and tragic, this story shows the hidden cost of war. Read more

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2020-04-16

De prachtige handgetekende animatie, de grauwe setting van de Tweede Wereldoorlog en de liefdevolle grote ogen van het kleine meisje dragen allemaal bij aan deze ontroerende film. Read more

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2010-12-07

Een zeer donker, realistisch, pakkend en bedrukkend verhaal... Read more

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