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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2005-11-01
Runtime: 148 mins
Director: Tōya Satō
Writer: Yumiko Inoue
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama
Original title: Grave of the Fireflies
Production Companies: Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production Countries: Japan
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