Grave of the Fireflies poster

Grave of the Fireflies( 1988)

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Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tsutomu Tatsumi

      Seita (voice)

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      Ayano Shiraishi

      Setsuko (voice)

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      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)

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      Yoshio Matsuoka

      Gosaku (voice)

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      Masahiro Kanetake

      Aunt's House Guest (voice)

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      Kiyoshi Yanagawa

      Patrolman (voice)

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      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)

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      Hiroshi Tanaka

      Person in Bank (voice)

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      Michio Denpo

      Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

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      Shiro Tamaki

      Person in Bank (voice)

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      Mika Sekita

      Nurse (voice)

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      Kyoko Moriwaki

      (voice)

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    A review by Andres Gomez

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    Written by Andres Gomez on Fri Jan 04 2013
    The terrible story of two orphaned Japanese kids during the ending of WWII. Incredibly well told and totally moving, without using clichés. A must seen in the anime arena....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3700000.00

    Revenue

    516962.00

    Keywords

    • sibling relationship
    • hunger
    • world war ii
    • wartime
    • shelter
    • adult animation
    • semi autobiographical
    • anti war
    • anime
    • grim
    • orphan siblings
    • children in wartime
    • tragic