Grave of the Fireflies
Directed by Isao TakahataThe story of Seita and Setsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
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Grave of the Fireflies Ratings & Reviews
- LessMarch 1, 2025Haunting, but a necessary watch.
- Lucas CraparottaApril 15, 2025One of the best Ghibli films that I will never watch again.
- mr_mrs.aApril 15, 2025Shows the struggles of regular people during times of war. Absolutely made me cry at the end.
- Maxwell FamilyNovember 29, 2025Make sure you have a box of tissues on standby. I watched this twenty years ago and haven’t watched it again until now. It’s a very sad story, well-told, so you will cry.
- Katreina EdelweissNovember 22, 2025I sobbed
- Grant HarveyAugust 24, 2025Absolutely beautiful movie
- Ian NillesNovember 8, 2025Soul-shatteringly beautiful
- Mr.MigNovember 7, 2025Childhood is but a fleeting moment.
- Afrin TishaOctober 13, 2025Loved it.
- mickerdooAugust 20, 2025Despite beautiful animation and a tragic story, this one just felt too redundant to me.
- ProfSolonAugust 17, 2025Seriously what the fuck. This is sad. I always hated anime, thinking it was cringy. Sexualized youngans but my wife showed me it's more than that.
- LivewireAdminAugust 6, 2025I really don't know what happened here but I didn't love this? I fully expected this movie to move me seeing as it's not only a Studio Ghibli film but it's on Letterboxd's Top 250 Narrative Feature Films list. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm pretty empathetic, I will cry/tear up at movies, at TV shows.....but when the credits rolled on this I really didn't feel anything. It's obviously a sad story and I don't think it has to do with the story being told in animation - I get emotional when watching Up and The Land Before Time. Not only was I not moved but I also found the story to be pretty boring? The story of a boy looking after her sister during the final months of WWII has all the makings for a story to pull on your heart-strings. I wonder if I disconnected with the story a bit due to the fact that some of the decisions made by the boy didn't resonate with me? Look I understand that some family can be harsh but when it's between living with a family member who is cruel and living on the streets with no food, you gotta suck it up for a bit until things get better. This is also the first Ghibli movie I've seen, not directed by Miyazaki. Now that man knows how to tell a story. Ugh, I was hoping the Top 250 list was gonna be all bangers but I guess that's why every movie is subjective.
- NonPlayableContentJune 14, 2025You know its sad when the community is warning you.
- Kevin LindJune 13, 2025Well put together movie
- neonoatmealJune 2, 2025Bro, this movie is sad. But extremely good. But extremely sad.
