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.
再见萤火虫, Die letzten Leuchtkäfer, 再見螢火蟲, Graf van de Vuurvliegjes, Cemitério dos Vagalumes, Căn hầm đom đóm, Jaanimardikate haud, Jonvabalių kapas, سيتا الحنون, Mormântul Licuricilor, Могила светлячков, Una tomba per le lucciole, ग्रेव ऑफ फिरेफ़्लिएस, Túmulo dos Vagalumes, Grave of the Fireflies สุสานหิ่งห้อย, O Túmulo dos Pirilampos, Ateşböceklerinin Mezarı, La tumba de las luciérnagas, 반딧불의 묘, Atəşböcəyinin Məzarı, Hotaru no haka, Die letzten Glühwürmchen, La tomba delle lucciole, Le Tombeau des lucioles, Tulikärpästen hauta, 萤火虫之墓, Grobowiec świetlików, Hrob světlušek, Eldflugornas grav, Ildfluernes grav, 반딧불이의 묘, Szentjánosbogarak sírja, Гробът на светулките, קבר הגחליליות, O Túmulo dos Vagalumes, 螢火蟲之墓, Могила світлячків, Hrob svetlušiek, La Tumba de las Luciérnagas, สุสานหิ่งห้อย, قبر اليراعات, Ildfluens grav, Mộ Đom Đóm, Магіла светлячкоў, La tomba de les lluernes, مدفن کرمهای شبتاب, ციცინათელების სასაფლაო, Grob kresničk, Гробље Свитаца
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Masterpiece. Never watching it again tho
I'm struggling to think of any other movie that eviscerated my heart quite like this one.
This film is unrelenting in its portrayal of the horrors of war and the loss of innocence.
Grave of the Fireflies is a beautifully constructed tale that is a unique achievement in both storytelling and artistic vale. It tells a story of a brother and sister who try to survive in a world that makes no sense, where adults either abandon them or fight each other. The older brother tries to take care of his very young sister as best he can, but we are constantly reminded that he, himself, still is a child and is not ready to carry such responsibility.
We are shown from the very first scene how this film is going to end and that dramatic…
being stabbed would be less painful than this
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
"She never woke up again"
The most depressing quote ever 😢
I want you to think of the saddest moment in your entire life.
Now, multiply that by ten.
Extend it to an hour and thirty minutes.
This film is your hour and thirty minutes of pure emotional anguish.
I NEVER thought I'd see the day when an animated film could bring me to my knee's with gut wrenching, crippling emotion!
One of the greatest war films ever to grace the screen!
Yes it is animated but it is NOT! I repeat.. it is NOT for young children!
My heart aches for Akiyuki Nosaka the author of the devastating semi autobiographical novel the film is based upon!
Naughty Approved!
Echoes of a child's laughter, playful screams so innocent at the face of despair. Fading, slowly, yes, but you don't need to strain your ears to know it's there. The most painful part is the knowledge that every bit of happiness or sense of relief earned is short lived, like a firefly providing temporary light before wasting away, another addition onto the ever-growing pile of bodies, even the music, however beautiful, refuses to help...
The rumors are true, this film does, in fact, literally kill you.
”Why must fireflies die so young?”
And now I have a lump in my throat. I think human being’s heart is not made to sustain this much pain, emotional pressure, tension and sorrow. Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies is one of the saddest and most disheartening war movies ever, its portrayal of terror, misery and ugliness of war is so demoralizing and so upsetting that in the end the viewers will be devastated, dispirited and shocked, a powerful and dazzling piece of art which is more than anything a celebration of life, love, beauty and sacrifice and a condemnation of war, greed, selfishness and cruelty. Like any other farsighted and timeless work of art it is not only about…
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?" - Setsuko,
Yep, that was rough.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
In case you are looking for a movie about children starving to death, but can only stomach it in cute animation form, boy do I have a film for you.
broke my heart into a million pieces
