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.
Grave of the Fireflies has generally received very positive reviews.
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Grave of the Fireflies was released in 1988 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 32 reviews, giving Grave of the Fireflies (1988) an average rating of 87%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 96% and users giving an average score of 95%.
With a score of 87%, Grave of the Fireflies is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
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