CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 2h 28m

Grave of the Fireflies

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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.

Directed byTōya Satō

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 28m
Language
JA
Released
November 1, 2005
Studios
Nippon Television Network Corporation

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Grave of the Fireflies Live Action Trailer

Grave of the Fireflies Live Action Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Hoshi Ishida

Hoshi Ishida

Yokokawa Seita

Mao Sasaki

Setsuko

Ikki Sawamura

Ikki Sawamura

Kiyoshi

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Kyoko

Nanako Matsushima

Nanako Matsushima

Hisako

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Natsu,Keiko

Mayuko Fukuda

Mayuko Fukuda

Hana

Jun Kaname

Jun Kaname

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Genzo

So Yamanaka

So Yamanaka

Creative team
Directed by
Tōya Satō
Tōya Satō
Written by
Yumiko Inoue
Yumiko Inoue

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