Grave of the Fireflies

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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

Distributor: GKIDS

Part of Maybe If You Smile They Will One Day All Return