The story begins about a year before the end of World War II. Fourteen-year-old Seita and his little sister Setsuko are seemingly-normal Japanese kids, trying to survive amidst the regular air ...

Contrast the White House's image with the "Grave of the Fireflies," which highlighted the vulnerability of children during ...

One was Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro, a soft breeze of joy wrapped in childhood wonder, and the other was Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies, which felt like getting your soul wrung ...

In 1988, Studio Ghibli released Grave of the Fireflies-- a heartbreaking war film set during WWII in Japan. Recently, Studio Ghibli president and producer Toshio Suzuki recounted when his team ...

The Japanese maker of the vibrant, fruit-flavored hard candies famously depicted in the celebrated anti-war anime “Grave of the Fireflies” is putting an end to its 114 years of history.

Critics at the time warned audiences that “Grave of the Fireflies,” directed by Isao Takahata (1935-2018), had a tragic storyline and was best viewed only once. The film was released by ...

As the new season of The Last of Us begins, survivors of a massacre bury their dead. They’re the Fireflies, members of a scattered network of rebels fighting the fascist government that took ...

From whimsical tales like My Neighbor Totoro to the emotional gravity of Grave of the Fireflies, these films continue to resonate across generations. Here are five timeless Ghibli classics that ...