Other name:
Tombstone Of Fireflies, Hotaru No Haka
Country:
Japan
Genres:
Asian Drama, Asian Movie Drama, Asian War Drama
Date aired: Jul 5, 2008
Summary:
At Sannomiya Station on 21 September 1945, shortly after the end of World War II. A boy, Seita, is dying of starvation. Later that night, having removed Seita's body, a janitor digs through his possessions and finds a candy tin which he throws away into a nearby field. The spirit of Seita's younger sister, Setsuko, springs from the tin and is joined by Seita's spirit as well as a cloud of fireflies. Seita's spirit then begins to narrate their story accompanied by an extended flashback of the final months of World War II.
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