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Grave of the Fireflies
1988Directed by Isao Takahata1h 29m
火垂るの墓
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
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.
- Animation
- Drama
- War
Cast
- Tsutomu Tatsumi as Seita (voice)
- Ayano Shiraishi as Setsuko (voice)
- Yoshiko Shinohara as Mother (voice)
- Akemi Yamaguchi as Auntie (voice)
- Masayo Sakai as Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- Kozo Hashida as Obayashi Chairman (voice)
- Kazumi Nozaki as Cousin (voice)
- Yoshio Matsuoka as Gosaku (voice)
- Masahiro Kanetake as Aunt's House Guest (voice)
- Kiyoshi Yanagawa as Patrolman (voice)
- Hajime Maki as Man who arrests Seita (voice)
- Atsuo Omotem as Person in Bank (voice)
- Teruhisa Harita as Station Worker (voice)
- Hiroshi Tanaka as Person in Bank (voice)
- Michio Denpo as Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
- Shiro Tamaki as Person in Bank (voice)
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