45 – Grave of the Fireflies – 1988

Grave of the Fireflies is a Japanese animation film produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by Isao Takhata. It was the first film directed by Takahata with Studio Ghibli and the third feature length film released by the Studio. The film stars Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, and Akemi Yamaguchi and tells the story of the difficult lives of two brothers, Seita and Setsuko. We learn about their desperate fight to survive during the last months of the Second World War. The film has since been remade twice in live action, in 2005 and in 2008.

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