Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Movie · NR · 89 min · ★ 8.4 · 97% critics
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.
Based on Grave of the Fireflies
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Details
- Original title
- 火垂るの墓
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-04-16
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (6,536 votes)
- Box office
- $14,224,827
Themes
- sibling relationship
- hunger
- world war ii
- wartime
- shelter
- struggle for survival
- brother sister
- pacific theater
- adult animation
- semi autobiographical
- anti war
- anime
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Tsutomu Tatsumi
as Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
as Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
as Mother (voice)
- AY
Akemi Yamaguchi
as Auntie (voice)
- MS
Masayo Sakai
as Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- KH
Kozo Hashida
as Obayashi Chairman (voice)
- KN
Kazumi Nozaki
as Cousin (voice)
- YM
Yoshio Matsuoka
as Gosaku (voice)
- MK
Masahiro Kanetake
as Aunt's House Guest (voice)
- KY
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
as Patrolman (voice)
Directed by Isao Takahata