Hotaru no haka

Released Year: 1988

Certificate: U

Runtime: 89 minutes

Genre: Animation, Drama, War

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 94

Director: Isao Takahata

Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara

No of Votes: 235231

Gross: N/A

Overview: A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

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