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Grave of the Fireflies

2005 · 2h 28m · Drama

IMDb 7.4

Watch it tonight—but only if you're prepared for a devastating emotional experience. This is one of animation's most profound and heartbreaking films, a masterpiece about survival and sacrifice during WWII that transcends its genre. The 7.4 score doesn't capture how profoundly this will affect you.

Plot

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.

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