Fourteen-year-old Seita and his little sister Setsuko are seemingly-normal Japanese kids, trying to survive ... and survival becomes a real struggle, as they deal with malnutrition, poverty ...

Critics at the time warned audiences that “Grave of the Fireflies,” directed by Isao ... most emotional at scenes that show the two kids just having fun and being children.

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 ...