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.
Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida
Crew: Isao Takahata (Director), Isao Takahata (Screenplay), Michio Mamiya (Original Music Composer), Nobuo Koyama (Director of Photography), Takeshi Seyama (Editor), Neil Nadelman (Translator)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Studio Ghibli
Runtime: 89 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 16, 1988
IMDb: 2.5