2005Drama2h 28m

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageja

Keywords

world war iisingle motherstarvationfire bombingchildren in wartime

Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation
Nippon Television Network Corporation