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Grave of the Fireflies

Original title: 火垂るの墓

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

  • Movie
  • 1988
  • NR
  • 1h 29m

Directed by Isao Takahata

8.5

TMDB audience rating
8.5 out of 10 from 6,940 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Tsutomu Tatsumi

    Tsutomu TatsumiSeita (voice)

  • Yoshiko Shinohara

    Yoshiko ShinoharaMother (voice)

  • Akemi YamaguchiAuntie (voice)

  • Masayo SakaiWoman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

  • Kozo HashidaObayashi Chairman (voice)

  • Kazumi NozakiCousin (voice)

  • Yoshio MatsuokaGosaku (voice)

  • Masahiro KanetakeAunt's House Guest (voice)

  • Kiyoshi YanagawaPatrolman (voice)

  • Hajime MakiMan who arrests Seita (voice)

  • Atsuo OmotemPerson in Bank (voice)

  • Teruhisa HaritaStation Worker (voice)

  • Hiroshi Tanaka

    Hiroshi TanakaPerson in Bank (voice)

  • Michio DenpoStation Worker / Doctor (voice)

  • Shiro TamakiPerson in Bank (voice)

  • Mika SekitaNurse (voice)

  • Kyoko Moriwaki

    Kyoko Moriwaki(voice)

Director
Isao Takahata
Writer
Isao Takahata
Music
Michio Mamiya
Cinematography
Nobuo Koyama