Screenplay Isao Takahata
Director Isao Takahata
Grave of the Fireflies
Original Title: 火垂るの墓
Release Date: 1988-04-15
Duration: 89 minutes
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.
Casting
- Hiroshi TanakaPerson in Bank (voice)
- Ayano ShiraishiSetsuko (voice)
- Tsutomu TatsumiSeita (voice)
- Yoshiko ShinoharaMother (voice)
- Akemi YamaguchiAuntie (voice)
- Masayo SakaiWoman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- Atsuo OmotemPerson in Bank (voice)
- Shiro TamakiPerson in Bank (voice)
- Masahiro KanetakeAunt's House Guest (voice)
- Yoshio MatsuokaGosaku (voice)
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