Hotaru no haka

original title:
Hotaru no haka
other titles:
Grave of the Fireflies, (Die letzten Glühwürmchen)
country / year of production:
Japan / 1988
original length:
88 min. , color
premiere:
16 April 1988
genre:
Animation
based on:
Akiyuki Nosaka. Das Grab der Leuchtkäfer. Zwei Erzählungen. Aus dem Japanischen von Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1990.
director:
Isao Takahata
film script:
Akiyuki Nosaka , Isao Takahata
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plot synopsis:
This animation film tells the moving story of two Japanese orphans, who try to survive alone during World War II. After Setsuko and Seita have lose their last family members, they try to get along on their own and live in a shelter. Their only hope comes from the light of the fireflies in their cave.
keywords:
children , air raid , bunker , home front , youth during wartime , authenticity
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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remarks:
The film is based on a true story. Akiyuki Nosaka lost his little sister during the war to malnutrition.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD