<P> Grave of the Fireflies ( 火垂る の 墓 , Hotaru no Haka ) is a 1988 Japanese animated war drama film based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka . It was written and directed by Isao Takahata , and animated by Studio Ghibli for the story 's publisher Shinchosha Publishing ( making it the only Studio Ghibli film under Tokuma Shoten ownership that had no involvement from them ) . The film stars Tsutomu Tatsumi , Ayano Shiraishi , Yoshiko Shinohara and Akemi Yamaguchi . Set in the city of Kobe , Japan , the film tells the story of two siblings , Seita and Setsuko , and their desperate struggle to survive during the final months of the Second World War . </P>
<P> Grave of the Fireflies ( 火垂る の 墓 , Hotaru no Haka ) is a 1988 Japanese animated war drama film based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka . It was written and directed by Isao Takahata , and animated by Studio Ghibli for the story 's publisher Shinchosha Publishing ( making it the only Studio Ghibli film under Tokuma Shoten ownership that had no involvement from them ) . The film stars Tsutomu Tatsumi , Ayano Shiraishi , Yoshiko Shinohara and Akemi Yamaguchi . Set in the city of Kobe , Japan , the film tells the story of two siblings , Seita and Setsuko , and their desperate struggle to survive during the final months of the Second World War . </P>
where does grave of the fireflies take place
where does grave of the fireflies take place
Kobe , Japan
Kobe , Japan