Is Grave of the Fireflies sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Grave of the Fireflies end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Grave of the Fireflies easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Grave of the Fireflies scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Grave of the Fireflies violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Hoshi Ishida, Mao Sasaki, Ikki Sawamura, Yui Natsukawa, Nanako Matsushima

Directed by Tōya Satō

Produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation

2005148 min7.9 / 10

A devastating portrait of a family fractured by war, starvation, and loss, told with intimate focus on the bonds that persist amid overwhelming tragedy.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Coping With Loss Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Action Movies With Explosions

Genres

Drama

Keywords

World War Ii Single Mother Brother Sister Starvation Fire Bombing Children In Wartime Brother And Sister

Questions people ask

Is Grave of the Fireflies sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Grave of the Fireflies end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Grave of the Fireflies easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Grave of the Fireflies scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Grave of the Fireflies violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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