Grave of the Fireflies (2005)

Original title

火垂るの墓

Directed by

Toya Sato

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 27m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brother and his younger sister struggle to survive the final days of World War II in Kobe, Japan, facing hunger and cruelty from their own family.

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What happens

Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka) is a live-action TV drama adaptation of Grave of the Fireflies, made by NTV in Japan. It was produced in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. The drama aired on November 1, 2005. Like the anime, the live-action version of Grave of the Fireflies focuses on two siblings, Seita and Setsuko, struggling to survive the final days of the war in Kobe, Japan. Unlike the animated version, it tells the story from the point of view of their cousin and also illustrates the war changing a kind lady into a hard-hearted woman. The film stars Nanako Matsushima as the aunt and Mao Inoue in a dual role as the cousin and the cousin's granddaughter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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