(火垂るの墓)

Content: Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

148 minutes

Year:

2005

Directors:

Tōya Satō

Production companies:

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Actors:

Yokokawa Seita

Setsuko

Kiyoshi

Kyoko

Hisako

Crews:

Director

Writer

Short Story

Production Design