Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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.
Release Date : April 16, 1988
Runtime : 89m
Companies : Studio Ghibli
Countries : Japan
Keywords : sibling relationship, hunger, world war ii, wartime, shelter, adult animation, semi autobiographical, anti war, anime, orphan siblings, children in wartime, earnest, empathetic, tragic