RATING | 8.5 / 10 |
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GENRES | Animation, Drama, War |
YEAR | 1988 |
RUNTIME | 1h 29m |
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LANGUAGE | Japanese |
COUNTRY | Japan |
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. |