Movies Like Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1988

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In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

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Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is a imaginative animation and drama film that has captivated audiences with its sibling relationship, hunger, world war ii. In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter.

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