Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
8.5
6,840 votes
April 16, 1988
1h 29m
Animation
Drama
War
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
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
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
Person in Bank (voice)M
Michio Denpo
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