| Kanji | 火垂るの墓 |
|---|---|
| Rōmaji | Hotaru no Haka |
| Directed by | Isao Takahata |
| Produced by | Toru Hara |
| Screenplay by | Isao Takahata |
| Based on | Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka |
| Starring | Tsutomu Tatumi Ayano Shiraishi Yoshiko Shinohara Akemi Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Michio Mamiya |
| Cinematography | Nobuo Koyama |
| Editing by | Takeshi Seyama |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan) Bandai Visual (USA) AESir Holdings (North America) Optimum Releasing(UK) Madman Entretainment(New Zealand & Australia) |
| Release date(s) | April 16, 1988 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓 Hotaru no Haka?), also known as Tombstone for Fireflies, is a very somber film about the struggle of two children to survive during World War II. Seita and his younger sister Setsuko are left to fend for themselves when their mother passes away from severe burns inflicted by the American fire-bombing of their town. Their father is serving in the Japanese navy, but the children have not heard from him in a long time, so Seita and Setsuko try staying with a distant relative. However, Seita doesn't get along well with this relative and decides to leave, taking Setsuko with him, to live on their own.
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