Grave of the Fireflies

The story is set near the end of World War II. A fourteen-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister lose their mother in an air raid. To force citizens to conserve scarce wartime supplies, local authorities impose strict rationing controls. Neither sibling wishes to live under such restrictions, so they make a cave their home. With no adults to help them, they must find food on their own to survive. Despite their harsh living conditions, they remain lively and playful like other children, spending their free time playing in the disordered fields and, at night, watching fireflies dance across the meadow together. However, their happy days do not last long...