La tumba de las luciérnagas
¿Por qué las luciérnagas mueren tan pronto?
1988 • 89 min • Animation · Drama · War
Our family guide
Best from age 14- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 84 Audience · 6723 · 47%
En los últimos meses de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los hermanos huérfanos Seita y Setsuko luchan por sobrevivir en un Japón devastado por la guerra después de que su madre...
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- Representa las duras realidades de la guerra, incluyendo el hambre y la pérdida.
- Escenas emotivas y desgarradoras que involucran el sufrimiento infantil.
- El trato de la tía hacia los niños puede ser perturbador.
What it models well
- Resiliencia ante la adversidad
- Amor incondicional entre hermanos
- Sacrificio y desinterés
Talk about it after
- El impacto devastador de la guerra
- La importancia de la familia y el cuidado
- Encontrar esperanza en medio de la tragedia
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Top billed cast
Director: Isao Takahata • Crew: Isao Takahata
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
- A
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
- M
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- K
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
- K
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
- Y
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
- M
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
- K
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
Trailers & clips
Clip: “You’re rich!” [Subtitled]
Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled]
When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]
Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled]
Official Netflix Trailer
Isao Takahata on Grave of The Fireflies (English Subtitled)
Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedGrave of the Fireflies masterfully portrays the human cost of war through a deeply emotional and well-structured narrative. With powerful animation, moving performances, and a haunting soundtrack, the film delivers a timeless and heart-wrenching message about loss, survival, and humanity. It's a must-watch war film that emphasizes empathy over action. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThis was the first animated movie that made me cry as an adult. It still does. Two children are left as orphans in World War 2 and have to survive. Such a basic premise, but this shows intimately what the effects of war are on children (a topic not covered by other movies). And as it's about children, it has more of an emotional impact.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThe terrible story of two orphaned Japanese kids during the ending of WWII. Incredibly well told and totally moving, without using clichés. A must seen in the anime arena.
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