Grave of the Fireflies (movie)

Grave of the Fireflies (movie)

火垂るの墓
  • User score: 7.9
  • Production country: Japan
  • Producer: Tōya Satō
  • Production companies: Nippon Television Network Corporation
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 11/1/2005
  • Run time: 148 min.

Movie description

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.

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Actors

Hoshi Ishida

Hoshi Ishida

Role(s): Yokokawa Seita

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Mao Sasaki

Mao Sasaki

Role(s): Setsuko

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Ikki Sawamura

Ikki Sawamura

Role(s): Kiyoshi

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Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Role(s): Kyoko

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Nanako Matsushima

Nanako Matsushima

Role(s): Hisako

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