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Grave of the Fireflies(Movie, 1988)

Original title: "火垂るの墓" (Japanese/JA)
1h 29min | Genres: Animation, Drama, War
Grave of the FirefliesRating: 4.2/5 (with 22812,281 votes)
Grave of the Fireflies (Japanese: 火垂るの墓, Hepburn: Hotaru no Haka) is a 1988 Japanese animated war drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata, and produced by Studio Ghibli. It is based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka. The film stars Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara and Akemi Yamaguchi. Set in the city of Kobe, Japan in June 1945, it tells the story of two siblings and war orphans, Seita and Setsuko, and their desperate struggle to survive during the final months of World War II. Universally acclaimed, Grave of the Fireflies has been ranked as one of the greatest war films of all time and is recognized as a major work of Japanese animation. ()
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Movie poster of Grave of the Fireflies

Where to watch Grave of the Fireflies (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Grave of the Fireflies" is available on 1 providers and can be purchased from Amazon Instant Video (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German
Available subtitles: German
Duration: 1h 28min
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About Grave of the Fireflies

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

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Trailer for Grave of the Fireflies + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

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Official Trailer (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Based on the work of: Akiyuki Nosaka ("Grave of the Fireflies")
Made by: Studio Ghibli
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 32 languages: Arabic (AR), Belarusian (BE), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/16/1988
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Cemitério dos Vagalumes"
"Túmulo dos Vagalumes"
"Могила светлячков"
"再见萤火虫"
"Das Grab der Leuchtkäfer"
"Die letzten Glühwürmchen"
"Die letzten Leuchtkäfer"
"Jaanimardikate haud"
"La tumba de las luciérnagas"
"Le Tombeau des Lucioles"
"Zoi Gin Jing Fo Cung"
"再見螢火蟲"
"ग्रेव ऑफ फिरेफ़्लिएस"
"La tomba delle lucciole"
"Una tomba per le lucciole"
"Hotaru no Haka"
"火垂るの墓"
"반딧불의 묘"
"반딧불이의 묘"
"반딧불이의 무덤"
"Jonvabalių kapas"
"Graf van de Vuurvliegjes"
"O Túmulo dos Pirilampos"
"Mormântul Licuricilor"
"سيتا الحنون"
"Grave of the Fireflies สุสานหิ่งห้อย"
"สุสานหิ่งห้อย"
"Ateşböceklerinin Mezarı"
"螢火蟲之墓"
"Hotaru no Haka"
"Tombstone for Fireflies"
"Căn hầm đom đóm"
"Mộ đom đóm"
Budget: 3,700,000 USD
Revenue: 516,962 USD (= 14%)

16 movies in the Collection

1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ("風の谷のナウシカ")
1986 Castle in the Sky ("天空の城ラピュタ")
1988 Grave of the Fireflies
1988 My Neighbor Totoro ("となりのトトロ")
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service ("魔女の宅急便")
1991 Only Yesterday ("おもひでぽろぽろ")
1994 Pom Poko ("平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ")
1997 Princess Mononoke ("もののけ姫")
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas ("ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん")
2001 Spirited Away ("千と千尋の神隠し")
2004 Howl's Moving Castle ("ハウルの動く城")
2008 Ponyo ("崖の上のポニョ")
2010 The Secret World of Arrietty ("借りぐらしのアリエッティ")
2011 From Up on Poppy Hill ("コクリコ坂から")
2013 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya ("かぐや姫の物語")
2014 When Marnie Was There ("思い出のマーニー")

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