IMDb8.5401,008 votes
Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
19881 h 29 minNR
- Animation
- Drama
- War
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About the movie
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.
- Director
- Isao Takahata
- Age rating (US)
- NR
Cast
- Tsutomu TatsumiSeita (voice)
- Ayano ShiraishiSetsuko (voice)
- Yoshiko ShinoharaMother (voice)
- Akemi YamaguchiAuntie (voice)
- Masayo SakaiWoman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)