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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Genres
Animation, Drama, War
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
Japanese
Release
88-04-16
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8.4/6.4K

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8.5/380K

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Tagline

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

Plot

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Tsutomu Tatsumi Poster Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Ayano Shiraishi Poster Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Yoshiko Shinohara Poster Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Akemi Yamaguchi Poster Auntie (voice)
Masayo Sakai
Masayo Sakai Poster Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Kozo Hashida
Kozo Hashida Poster Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Kazumi Nozaki
Kazumi Nozaki Poster Cousin (voice)
Yoshio Matsuoka
Yoshio Matsuoka Poster Gosaku (voice)
Masahiro Kanetake
Masahiro Kanetake Poster Aunt's House Guest (voice)
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Kiyoshi Yanagawa Poster Patrolman (voice)
Hajime Maki
Hajime Maki Poster Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Atsuo Omotem
Atsuo Omotem Poster Person in Bank (voice)
Teruhisa Harita
Teruhisa Harita Poster Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Hiroshi Tanaka Poster Person in Bank (voice)
Michio Denpo
Michio Denpo Poster Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
Shiro Tamaki
Shiro Tamaki Poster Person in Bank (voice)
Mika Sekita
Mika Sekita Poster Nurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
Kyoko Moriwaki Poster (voice)
Director
Isao Takahata Isao Takahata Poster
Production countries

Japan