Synopsis & Context
Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 火垂るの墓
- Release
- November 1, 2005
- Screen Time
- 2h 28min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Tōya Satō
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Released
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