Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Animation
Released: 2026-06-21
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara

In the final months of the Second World War, 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.<div><br></div><div>Japanese with English subtitles. </div><div><br></div><div>Screening as part of our <a href="https://www.glasgowfilm.org/bleak-week">Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair</a> season, presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque and Prince Charles Cinema.<br></div>AnimationPT1H29M12A2026-06-21

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Ayano Shiraishi

Yoshiko Shinohara

Isao Takahata

Tooru Hara

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Showtimes

June 21, 7:20 pm