Grave of the Fireflies, 1988

Grave of the Fireflies

Director: Isao Takahata

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Audience Rating: 8.444

Genres: Animation, Drama, War

Overview: 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.