and so we can guess Setsuko’s fate; we are accompanied through flashbacks by the boy’s spirit.“Grave of the Fireflies” is an emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?" One of the saddest films ever is getting a proper streaming release on Netflix this fall. Grave of the Fireflies is one of the masterpieces directed by the late Japanese animation master Isao Takahata. It never got a US theatrical release in 1988 ...
Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka) is a feature-length animated film written and directed by Isao Takahata, produced by Studio Ghibli in association with Shinchosha Publishing and distributed by Toho. It premiered in Japan on April 16, 1