Grave of the Fireflies (movie)
Grave of the Fireflies [2005] (live-action movie special) (alternate retelling)
Alternative title:
Das Grab der Leuchtkäfer (German)
Die letzten Glühwürmchen (German)
Die Letzten Leuchtkäfer (German)
Eldflugornas grav (Swedish)
Graf van de Vuurvliegjes (Dutch)
Grobowiec świetlików (Polish)
Hotaru No Haka (Japanese)
Hrob svetlusek
La Tomba de les lluernes
La Tumba de las Luciernagas (Spanish)
Le tombeau des lucioles (French)
O Túmulo dos Pirilampos (Portuguese)
Szentjánosbogarak sírja
Tombstone of the Fireflies
Tulikärpästen hauta
Túmulo dos Vaga-lumes (Portuguese)
Una Tomba Per Le Lucciole (Italian)
Могила светлячков (Russian)
קבר הגחליליות
سيتا الأخ الحنون (Arabic)
火垂るの墓 (Japanese)
螢火蟲之墓 (Chinese (Taiwan))
반딧불의 묘 (Korean)
Genres:
drama
Age rating:
Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary:
On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air-raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling-out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency funds and rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko must struggle to survive their hardships as well as those of their country, which is on the losing end of the war.
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User Ratings:
2845 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
88 minutes
Vintage:
1988-04-11
1996-06-19 (France)
2007-05-15 (Mira 5tv Zapotlan el grande)
Premiere date:
1988-04-16 (Japan, released as a double bill with My Neighbor Totoro)
2000-11-05 (Indonesia, Jakarta International Film Festival)
2002-12-14 (Czech Republic, Olomouc Animation Film Festival)
Releases: We have 23
Opening Theme:
"Setsuko and Seita" by Michio Mamiya
Ending Theme:
"Futari" by Michio Mamiya
Official website:
Links: We have 6
Trivia: We have 4
In the news 69 times:
2009-09-02 Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 10-16
2009-06-03 ADV Adds Former CPM Title Darkside Blues
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Comment:
Based on the partially-autobiographical book of the same title by Akiyuki Nosaka. The novel won the Naoki Award for literary achievement.
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