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 ...

A Japanese anime movie hailed as a masterpiece when ... Critics at the time warned audiences that “Grave of the Fireflies,” directed by Isao Takahata (1935-2018), had a tragic storyline ...

Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli is renowned for light-hearted classics like My Neighbour Totoro but 30 years ago it released Grave of the Fireflies, a war anime with a powerful message that ...

a director renowned for classics such as 'Grave of the Fireflies' and 'The Tale of the Princess Kaguya', who significantly made his mark on the anime industry even before forming the House of Ghibli.

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.

Mr Takahata was awarded France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2015 Japanese anime director Isao Takahata ... but is best known for his film Grave of the Fireflies. He founded Studio Ghibli ...