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* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Kobe.
* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Kobe.
* [[Downer Ending]]: Also a [[How We Got Here|Downer Beginning.]] And a [[It Got Worse|Downer Middle]]. Can pretty much be considered a Downer ''Film''.
* [[Downer Ending]]: Also a [[How We Got Here|Downer Beginning.]] And a [[It Got Worse|Downer Middle]]. Can pretty much be considered a Downer ''Film''.
* [[Due to The Dead]]: After {{spoiler|his sister}} dies, Seita prepares a funeral pyre for her. His mother, on the other hand, is dumped into a mass grave.
* [[Due to the Dead]]: After {{spoiler|his sister}} dies, Seita prepares a funeral pyre for her. His mother, on the other hand, is dumped into a mass grave.
* [[Dying Alone]]: {{spoiler|Seita}} in the opening scene.
* [[Dying Alone]]: {{spoiler|Seita}} in the opening scene.
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: In the Japanese dub, Setsuko was voiced by an actual 4-year-old girl. Due to this method, they had to record her lines first before animating the scenes, something not usually done in a high-end movie production [[Mouth Flaps|actually trying to lip sync]].
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: In the Japanese dub, Setsuko was voiced by an actual 4-year-old girl. Due to this method, they had to record her lines first before animating the scenes, something not usually done in a high-end movie production [[Mouth Flaps|actually trying to lip sync]].
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* [[Missing Mom]]: And as we later find out, {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad]] as well.}}
* [[Missing Mom]]: And as we later find out, {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad]] as well.}}
** It's implied that their dad is in the service fighting the war. {{spoiler|And considering how dark and bleak this movie is, dollars to doughnuts say he's either M.I.A., captured, or K.I.A.}}.
** It's implied that their dad is in the service fighting the war. {{spoiler|And considering how dark and bleak this movie is, dollars to doughnuts say he's either M.I.A., captured, or K.I.A.}}.
* [[Mood Dissonance]]: The [[Really Dead Montage]] {{spoiler|with Setsuko's spirit/shade/memory}} shown playing around the pond is bad enough. But when that's coupled with another family returning home to find literally ''everything'' intact (including the specifically mentioned old record player), and then playing a mournfully sweet rendition of ''[[Home Sweet Home]]'', the scene becomes even more poignant.
* [[Mood Dissonance]]: The [[Really Dead Montage]] {{spoiler|with Setsuko's spirit/shade/memory}} shown playing around the pond is bad enough. But when that's coupled with another family returning home to find literally ''everything'' intact (including the specifically mentioned old record player), and then playing a mournfully sweet rendition of ''[[Home, Sweet Home]]'', the scene becomes even more poignant.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]:
* [[Mood Whiplash]]:
** This was paired up with ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' on both films' original release. They had people walking out after ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' if that was shown first, while they stayed (and enjoyed) both if ''Grave of the Fireflies'' was the first shown.
** This was paired up with ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' on both films' original release. They had people walking out after ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' if that was shown first, while they stayed (and enjoyed) both if ''Grave of the Fireflies'' was the first shown.
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