[Spoilers!] About halfway in the film, Setsuko buries the fireflies that they played with the previous night. She reveals to her brother that she knew about their mother's death, asking why fireflies have to die so early. read more
About halfway in the film, Setsuko buries the fireflies that they played with the previous night. She reveals to her brother that she knew about their mother’s death, asking why fireflies have to die so early. She is talking about her mother- just now they were playing together in her light, but she has to go early. read more
Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka) is a 1988 Japanese anime film based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka. read more
Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 anime movie written and directed by Isao Takahata for the company. Shinchosha. This is the first film produced by Shinchosha, who hired Studio Ghibli to do the animation production work. read more