Grave of the Fireflies

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 1, 2005

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Cast

Hoshi Ishida,Mao Sasaki,Ikki Sawamura,Yui Natsukawa,Nanako Matsushima,Mao Inoue,Mayuko Fukuda,Jun Kaname,Tsuyoshi Ihara,So Yamanaka

Director

Tōya Satō

Writer

Yumiko Inoue,Akiyuki Nosaka

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0491652