Grave of the Fireflies (movie)
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Alternative title:
Die letzten Glühwürmchen (German)
Eldflugornas grav (Swedish)
Graf van de Vuurvliegjes (Dutch)
Grobowiec świetlików (Polish)
Hotaru no Haka (Japanese)
La tomba delle lucciole (Italian)
La Tumba de las Luciernagas (Spanish)
Le tombeau des lucioles (French)
O Túmulo dos Pirilampos (Portuguese)
Túmulo dos Vaga-lumes (Portuguese)
Una Tomba Per Le Lucciole (Italian)
Могила светлячков (Russian)
火垂るの墓 (Japanese)
螢火蟲之墓 (Chinese (Taiwan))
반딧불의 묘 (Korean)
Genres:
drama
Objectionable content:
Mild
Plot Summary:
On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency funds and rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko must struggle to survive their hardships as well as those of their country, which is on the losing end of the war.
User Ratings:
4676 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
88 minutes
Vintage:
1988-04-11
1996-06-19 (France)
2007-05-15 (Mira 5tv Zapotlan el grande, Mexico)
2017-07-20 (Señal Colombia - Colombia)
Premiere date:
1988-04-16 (Japan, released as a double bill with My Neighbor Totoro)
2000-11-05 (Indonesia, Jakarta International Film Festival)
2002-12-14 (Czech Republic, Olomouc Animation Film Festival)
Release dates: We have 25
Opening Theme:
"Setsuko and Seita" by Michio Mamiya
Ending Theme:
"Futari" by Michio Mamiya
Official website:
Links: We have 5
Trivia: We have 8
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
Comment:
Based on the partially-autobiographical book of the same title by Akiyuki Nosaka. The novel won the Naoki Award for literary achievement.
Reviews:
BFI Film Classics: Grave of the Fireflies (May 6, 2021)
Grave of the Fireflies DVD (Mar 5, 2012)
Grave of the Fireflies Special Edition (Nov 15, 2002)
Grave of the Fireflies (new dub) (Jan 1, 1970)
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Blu-ray (Region A) |
Grave of the Fireflies - Remastered Edition (Blu-ray) 2012-11-20 (from $108.99) |
Grave of the Fireflies - [SteelBook] (Blu-ray) 2020-02-11 |
Blu-ray (Region B) |
Grave of the Fireflies [UK] (Blu-ray + DVD) 2013-05-27 |
DVD (Region 1) |
Grave of the Fireflies (DVD) 1998-10-07 (from $48.44) |
Grave of the Fireflies - [Collector's Series] (DVD) 2002-10-08 |
Grave of the Fireflies (DVD) 2004-12-07 (from $76.71) |
Grave of the Fireflies (DVD) 2009-07-07 |
Grave of the Fireflies - [Remastered Edition] (DVD) 2012-03-06 (from $79.99) |
DVD (Region 2) |
Grave of the Fireflies (DVD) 2004-08-23 |
Grave of the Fireflies (DVD) 2007-07-23 |
LaserDisc |
Grave of the Fireflies [Widescreen Edition] [Sub] (LD) 1993-08-18 |
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