Grave of the Fireflies

Description: Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 animated film written and directed by Isao Takahata . This is the first film produced by Shinchosha, who hired Studio Ghibli to do the animation production work. It is an adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka, intended as a personal apology to the author's own sister.