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1988 · 89 min · NR

Grave of the Fireflies

Directed by Isao Takahata · Animation, Drama, War

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is a Animation film, directed by Isao Takahata set in Kobe during the 1940s, in summer. It runs 89 minutes and is rated NR.

A survival, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of survival, grief & loss, and war's cost play out through frame narrative and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Michio Mamiya
Cinematography
Nobuo Koyama
Cast
Tsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiYoshiko ShinoharaAkemi YamaguchiMasayo SakaiKozo HashidaKazumi NozakiYoshio Matsuoka

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Kobe
Setting
Urban
When
1940s
Season
Summer

Premise & themes

Premise
Survival
Themes
SurvivalGrief & LossWar's Cost
Structure
Frame NarrativeNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderChild Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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