This article is about the 1988 film. For the semi-autobiographical short story of the same name, see Grave of the Fireflies (short story). For the 2005 film, see Grave of the Fireflies (2005 film).
Grave of the Fireflies
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji
火垂るの墓
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn
Hotaru no Haka
Directed by
Isao Takahata
Screenplay by
Isao Takahata
Based on
"Grave of the Fireflies" by Akiyuki Nosaka
Produced by
Toru Hara
Starring
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Ayano Shiraishi [ja]
Yoshiko Shinohara [ja]
Akemi Yamaguchi [ja]
Cinematography
Nobuo Koyama
Edited by
Takeshi Seyama
Music by
Michio Mamiya
Production companies
Studio Ghibli Shinchosha
Distributed by
Toho
Release date
16 April 1988 (1988-04-16)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Box office
¥1.7 billion (Japan)[2]
$516,962 (US)[3]
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 [ja], Yoshiko Shinohara [ja] and Akemi Yamaguchi [ja]. 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.[4][5]
^"GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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^Ebert, Roger. "Grave of the Fireflies movie review (1988) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^"The 50 best World War II movies". Time Out London. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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