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Grave of the Fireflies(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-11-01
79%
102 Votes
Time: 2h 28m
Overview:
Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Grave of the Fireflies
Top 10 Billed Cast
石田法嗣
Yokokawa Seita
沢村一樹
Kiyoshi
夏川結衣
Kyoko
松嶋菜々子
Hisako
井上真央
Natsu,Keiko
福田麻由子
Hana
要潤
伊原剛志
Genzo
山中聡
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