Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

Directed by Isao Takahata1h 29mAnimation,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.

Rated
NR
Year
1988
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
16 April 1988
TMDB
8.4 (6819)
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Tsutomu Tatsumi
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
A
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
M
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
K
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
K
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)
A
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
T
Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voice)
M
Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
S
Shiro Tamaki
Person in Bank (voice)
M
Mika Sekita
Nurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
Kyoko Moriwaki
(voice)

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