Grave of the Fireflies

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:television_series
gptkb:animated_film
war film
gptkbp:animationStudio gptkb:Studio_Ghibli
gptkbp:animationType hand-drawn
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:Akiyuki_Nosaka
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Blue_Ribbon_Awards_Special_Award
gptkb:Chicago_International_Children's_Film_Festival_Rights_of_the_Child_Award
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Grave_of_the_Fireflies_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross modest
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Nobuo_Koyama
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed
gptkbp:director gptkb:Isao_Takahata
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Toho
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Takeshi_Seyama
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Kobe,_Japan
gptkbp:genre drama
tragedy
historical
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease multiple countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grave of the Fireflies
gptkbp:influencedBy Akiyuki Nosaka's personal experiences
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Setsuko
gptkb:Seita
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Michio_Mamiya
gptkbp:notableFor emotional impact
anti-war message
Studio Ghibli's first double feature with My Neighbor Totoro
gptkbp:notableScene gptkb:bombing_of_Kobe
Setsuko's death
fireflies in the night
gptkbp:originalNetwork gptkb:Toho
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Toru_Hara
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Studio_Ghibli
gptkbp:releaseDate April 16, 1988
gptkbp:runtime 89 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Isao_Takahata
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:targetAudience adults
general audience
older children
gptkbp:theme gptkb:family
gptkb:war
loss
innocence
survival
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Studio_Ghibli
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4