Hotaru no haka (Grave Of The Fireflies , Tombstone For Fireflies) (1988) Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film

Hotaru no haka: As the Empire of the Sun crumbles upon itself and a rain of firebombs falls upon Japan, the final death march of a nation is echoed in millions of smaller tragedies.

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Hotaru no haka (Grave Of The Fireflies) - 1988
Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha featuring Seita, Setsuko, Mother, Aunt.

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Hotaru no Haka

Comments by: bitoslead

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars

Posted: November 20, 2004

So beautiful, but so sad :-((

Superb story and unfortunately so realistic.
"Show must go on" could also be another title for this cartoon which depicts so well the final days of two children (brother and daughter), which parents died during a bombing in japan. During this, they loose their mother, seriously burned. They will now travel to try to find back their father and for that they will findout own selfish and cruel adults can be when their poor existence can be improved be fooling two young children.
My daughter's comment was : 'Dad, it is so beautiful, but why has it have to be so sad ?'
Anyhow, as always, superb scenes, expressive characters, realistic situations ... perfection.
Seeing this one, you can understand why Disney choosed to distribute them.

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