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Grave of the Fireflies

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Grave of the Fireflies

1988 · 88 min · Japan · Japanese

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) has a goodrecmovies Score of 85.1, ranked #19 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: essential). It's an Animation, Drama and War movie rated 8.5/10 on IMDb from 401,105 votes. Updated

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★ 8.5IMDb · 401k

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 relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

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