Grave of the Fireflies

"Grave of the Fireflies" is an animated film telling the story of two children from the port city of Kobe, made homeless by the bombs. Seita is a young teenager, and his sister Setsuko is about 5. Their father is serving in the Japanese navy, and their mother is a bomb victim; Seita kneels beside her body, covered with burns, in an emergency hospital. Their home, neighbors, schools are all gone. For a time an aunt takes them in, but she's cruel about the need to feed them, and eventually Seita finds a hillside cave where they can live. He does what he can to find food, and to answer Setsuko's questions about their parents.

Movie Details

Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi
Running time: 88 min.
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

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DVD Features: Anamorphic Widescreen Format, Alternate Angle Storyboards, Trailers, Japanese & English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Subtitles. Bonus DVD: Interviews with Director Isao Takahata & Author Akiyuki Nosaka, Interview with Film Critic Roger Ebert, Author Biography: Akiyuki Nosaka, Director Biography: Isao Takahata, Historical Perspective Commentary by Professor Theodore F. Cook & Professor Haruko Taya Cook, Video Restoration Documentary, Bonus Storyboards, Trailers, Original Theatrical Trailer, Art Gallery, US Trailer DVD-ROM: Script, Additional Storyboards, Art Gallery, Cast & Production Credits.

International rating:

Europe: 12
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Oct 8, 02
Europe: Aug 23, 04
Australia: Feb 10, 04

VHS International release dates:
Japan: Apr 16, 88