Grave of the Fireflies(1988)

Name: Grave of the Fireflies
Director: Isao Takahata
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1988
Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara

Directed by: Isao Takahata

Animation / Drama / War

MovieNR1h 29m

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) has 8 catalogued editions on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and 4K-UHD, released between 1988 and 2025.

VHS edition

Grave of the Fireflies VHS, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment(1998)

VHS · Slipcase · Vol. 6 · Ghibli Collection

4959241280121

DVD edition

Pop & In(1988)

DVD · Keep Case

7963700607869

Blu-ray editions (5)

Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray, Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory(1988)

Blu-ray · SteelBook

826663212876

Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray, Sentai Filmworks

Sentai Filmworks(2012)

Blu-ray · Keep Case

814131011831

Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray, Studiocanal

Studiocanal(2013)

Blu-ray · Slipcover

5055201822314

Shout! Factory(2018)

Blu-ray · SteelBook · Steelbook

826663183515

Shout Factory(2025)

Blu-ray · Slipcover · Blu-Ray Steelbook

4K-UHD edition

Grave of the Fireflies 4K-UHD, Shout! Studios

Shout! Studios(1988)

4K-UHD · SteelBook

826663200780

About the film

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.

Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara

Production: Studio Ghibli