Grave of the Fireflies [OV]

Director: Isao Takahata

1988 / 89min / DCP

Based on a short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka, set in the final months of the Pacific War, Takahata’s first feature with Studio Ghibli tells the devastating story of two young siblings, Seita and Setsuko who, having succumbed to starvation, look back on their lives from the spirit realm. “Stunning… Uses animation to heighten a harrowing realism… One of the most startling and moving animated films ever… With the likes of The 400 Blows, Kes, and Vagabond, one of the finest films about being young in an indifferent world.” —The New York Times

This screening will be presented in the OV Japanese version with English subtitles

Distributor: GKIDS