IMDb
8.5 /10
387k votes


Animation · Drama · War · 1988 · 1h 29min
火垂るの墓
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.
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IMDb
8.5 /10
387k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
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TMDB
8.4 /10
7k votes
Letterboxd
9.0 /10
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Weighted average
8.6/10