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Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Isao Takahata

1988

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • War
8.4

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 & crew

  • Isao TakahataDirector
  • Tsutomu TatsumiSeita (voice)
  • Ayano ShiraishiSetsuko (voice)
  • Yoshiko ShinoharaMother (voice)
  • Akemi YamaguchiAuntie (voice)
  • Masayo SakaiWoman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
  • Kozo HashidaObayashi Chairman (voice)
  • Kazumi NozakiCousin (voice)
  • Yoshio MatsuokaGosaku (voice)

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