Is Grave of the Fireflies a sad story?
Is Grave of the Fireflies a sad story? The movie follows two children, Seita and his younger sister Setsuko, caught in a desperate fight for survival during the final months of World War II. A film without precedent and utterly without equal, here are seven reasons why it reigns supreme as the saddest film in Japanese history.
How did Seita died?
He carries her ashes in the candy tin along with his father’s photograph. Shortly after the end of World War II, Seita dies of starvation at a Sannomiya train station surrounded by other malnourished people (as seen at the very beginning of the film).
Why did Setsuko died?
Seita hurries to cook, but it’s too late: Setsuko dies of starvation.
What disease does Setsuko?
A doctor diagnoses Setsuko with malnutrition, but refuses to give her medicine and sends her and Seita away with no food and no advice.
