Grave of the Fireflies

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

148 minutes

Year:

2005

Director:

Tōya Satō

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Company:

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Cast:

Yokokawa Seita

Setsuko

Kiyoshi

Kyoko

Hisako

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