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Grave of the Fireflies

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

★ 8.4 1988 · 1980s 89 min ja

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Synopsis

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 & Crew

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi

Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara

Yoshiko Shinohara

Mother (voice)

Akemi Yamaguchi

Akemi Yamaguchi

Auntie (voice)

Masayo Sakai

Masayo Sakai

Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Kozo Hashida

Kozo Hashida

Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Kazumi Nozaki

Kazumi Nozaki

Cousin (voice)

Yoshio Matsuoka

Yoshio Matsuoka

Gosaku (voice)

Masahiro Kanetake

Masahiro Kanetake

Aunt's House Guest (voice)

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Patrolman (voice)

Hajime Maki

Hajime Maki

Man who arrests Seita (voice)

Atsuo Omotem

Atsuo Omotem

Person in Bank (voice)

Teruhisa Harita

Teruhisa Harita

Station Worker (voice)

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Person in Bank (voice)

Michio Denpo

Michio Denpo

Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

Shiro Tamaki

Shiro Tamaki

Person in Bank (voice)

Mika Sekita

Mika Sekita

Nurse (voice)

Kyoko Moriwaki

Kyoko Moriwaki

(voice)

Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata

Director

Tooru Hara

Tooru Hara

Producer

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