Grave of the Fireflies

On 21 September 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, a teenage boy, Seita, dies of starvation in a Kobe train station. A janitor sorts through his possessions and finds a candy tin, which he throws into a field. The spirit of Seita's younger sister, Setsuko, springs from the tin and is joined by Seita's spirit and a cloud of fireflies. They board a train. Read more on Wikipedia.

MPAA Rating:NR
Genre:Animation, Drama, War
Country:Japan
Produced By:David Del Rio, Toru Hara, Shinichirou Ueda, John Ledford, RyÔIchi SatÔ, Eiichi Takahashi
Directed By:Isao Takahata
Written By:Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata
Cast:Amy Jones, George Leaver, Shannon Conley, Yoshiko Shinohara, J. Robert Spencer, Corinne Orr, Dan Green, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Veronica Taylor, Nick Sullivan, Crispin Freeman, Tsutomu Tatsumi
In Theaters:Apr 16, 1988
Runtime:1 hour 29 minutes
Production:Shinchosha Company, Studio Ghibli
Available On:Itunes, Vudu