Grave Of The Fireflies-hotaru No Haka »

The film is based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story by Akiyuki Nosaka , who wrote it as a personal apology to his younger sister , Keiko.

Grave of the Fireflies is routinely voted one of the greatest war films ever made, sitting alongside Schindler’s List and Come and See . Roger Ebert included it in his "Great Movies" list, writing: "It is a powerful, deeply sad film. It belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made." Grave of the Fireflies-Hotaru no haka