Grave of the Fireflies
Released
April 16, 1988
Runtime: 1h 29m
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
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
- AY
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
- MS
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- KH
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
- KN
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
- YM
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
- MK
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
- KY
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
- HM
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
- AO
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
- TH
Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voice)
- MD
Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
- ST
Shiro Tamaki
Person in Bank (voice)
- MS
Mika Sekita
Nurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
(voice)
Isao Takahata
Director
Isao Takahata
Screenplay
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