Other Studios: S: Studio Ghibli: Hotaru No Haka

Hotaru No Haka

• Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha

• Distributed by:

   Toho Company Ltd.

• Cartoon Characters:

   Seita, Setsuko, Mother, Aunt.

• Directed By

   Isao Takahata.

• Produced By

   Toshio Suzuki.

• Animated By

   Nobuo Koyama.

• Written By

   Isao Takahata. (more).

• Originally Released in April of 1988 (Estimate).

• Originally Released Theatrically.

• Running Time:

   88 minutes.

• Color

• Japan

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Cartoon Summary:

A tragic film about a young boy, Seita, and his little sister, Setsuko, as they struggle to survive in Japan during World War II after their mother is killed in...  (more)

Cartoon Production Information:

Alternate Title: "火垂るの墓."

English Titles: "Grave Of The Fireflies" and "Tombstone For Fireflies."

Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, whose own sister died from malnutrition during the Second World War. Reportedly, producer Toshio Suzuki used the original novel to sell...  (more)