Grave of the Fireflies (2005)

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Hoshi Ishida, Mao Sasaki, Ikki Sawamura, Yui Natsukawa, Nanako Matsushima

2h 28m Japan

Drama

Plot

After Allied bombs destroy her Tokyo home, Hisako flees with her two children to a Kobe suburb, staying with her cousin Kyoko. Her husband is still fighting overseas. When Kobe itself is firebombed, Kyoko dies, leaving Hisako to care for Kyoko’s two children along with her own. With food scarce, she struggles to keep all four fed.