Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Synopsis

In March 1945, American bombers destroy most of Kobe during the waning days of the Pacific War. 14-year-old Seita and his 4-year-old sister, Setsuko, children of an Imperial Japanese Navy captain, survive, but their mother dies. She is cremated in a mass grave outside and Seita is seen carrying a small wooden box containing her ashes. Seita conceals their mother's death from Setsuko. The siblings move in with an aunt.

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IMDb votes

400,310

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