Grave of the Fireflies

8.4 1988 Isao Takahata 1h 29m
Animation Drama War
Grave of the Fireflies

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, S

Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi Tsutomu Tatsumi Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi Ayano Shiraishi Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara Yoshiko Shinohara Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi Auntie (voice)
Masayo Sakai Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Kozo Hashida Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Kazumi Nozaki Cousin (voice)
Yoshio Matsuoka Gosaku (voice)

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