Grave of the Fireflies

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Genre: Animation
Released: 2026-06-19
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara

<div><b>Book tickets for two or more of our <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/bleak-week-cinema-of-despair">Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair</a> films in the same transaction to receive a discount!</b></div><div><br></div><div>When an American air raid kills their mother in the final days of World War II, 14 year-old Seita and his 4 year-old sister Setsuko are left to fend for themselves in the devastated Japanese countryside. After falling out with their only living relative, Seita does his best to provide for himself and his sister by stealing food and making a home in an abandoned bomb shelter. But with food running short, the siblings can only cling to fleeting moments of happiness in their harsh reality.</div>AnimationPT1H29M12A2026-06-19

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Ayano Shiraishi

Yoshiko Shinohara

Isao Takahata

Tooru Hara

Grave of the Fireflies"Grave of the Fireflies"

Showtimes

June 19, 8:30 pm