Film
Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
1988NR1h 29m★ 8.5
Animation · Drama · War
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.
- Screenplay
- Isao Takahata
- Director
- Isao Takahata
- Original Music Composer
- Michio Mamiya
Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
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Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
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Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
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Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
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Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
Y
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
M
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
K
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
H
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
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Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
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Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voice)
M
Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
S
Shiro Tamaki
Person in Bank (voice)
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