Grave of the Fireflies poster
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 Tanaka
    Person in Bank (voice)
  • Ayano Shiraishi
    Setsuko (voice)
  • Tsutomu Tatsumi
    Seita (voice)
  • Yoshiko Shinohara
    Mother (voice)
  • Akemi Yamaguchi
    Auntie (voice)
  • Masayo Sakai
    Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
  • Atsuo Omotem
    Person in Bank (voice)
  • Shiro Tamaki
    Person in Bank (voice)
  • Masahiro Kanetake
    Aunt's House Guest (voice)
  • Yoshio Matsuoka
    Gosaku (voice)

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