(opens in new tab) The Grave of the Fireflies. But malnutrition and illness ruins Setsuko's health. With time and a little luck, maybe Grave of the Fireflies will be available in the future.
Unable to tolerate his aunt's insults, Seita leaves with Setsuko to live by themselves in a disused bomb shelter, catching fireflies for illumination and stealing food. When American bombardment destroys their home and kills their mother, the two children move in with an unwelcoming aunt, Seito keeping the awful truth from Setsuko as best he can. With Seita's father serving in the Japanese Imperial Navy and their mother ailing, Seita spends most of his time looking lovingly after Setsuko. The boy's spirit unites with a little girl, and in a flashback we learn that they are a brother, Seita, and his small sister, Setsuko. While suffused with near-fantastic elements, Fireflies, based on a. In a Japanese train station in September 1945, a ragged, starved, homeless youth dies, barely noticed by the cleanup crew getting set for the arriving, victorious American WWII forces. Grave of the Fireflies, the 1988 film that was Takahata’s first for Studio Ghibli, is a still-stunning example.
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