1988 | 1h 29m | Japan
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.
Seita (voice)
Setsuko (voice)
Mother (voice)
Auntie (voice)
Screenplay
Director
Editor
Director of Photography
火垂るの墓
16 Apr 1988
Animation, Drama, War
Japanese
Isao Takahata
Japan
1h 29m
$3.7 M
$517 K