Hotaru no haka

Name: Hotaru no haka
Genre: Drama, Military
Released: 1988
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai

Hotaru no haka · 1988 · 88 min.

8.5 IMDbHD 720p12+anime

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

Keywords

animeworld war iipacific theatersibling relationshipsemi autobiographicaladult animationanti warshelterstruggle for survivalhungerchildren in wartimebrother sisterbrother and sisterorphan siblingswartime