Grave of the Fireflies
1988·Isao Takahata
AnimationDramaWar
92.5composite
In the final months of World War II, 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.
100%Rotten Tomatoes
85IMDb379K votes
Ranking Formula
92.5
out of 100
🍅Rotten Tomatoes100.0
50% weight — Critic consensus
👥IMDb85.0
50% weight — Audience rating
How we calculate the score
RT 100.0 × 0.50
+ IMDb 85.0 × 0.50
= 92.5