Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
19881h 29m
- Animation
- Drama
- War
TMDB rating 8.5TMDB6,882 votes
Overview
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.
- Directed by
- Isao Takahata
- Written by
- Isao Takahata
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Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
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Facts
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- 火垂るの墓
- Original language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $3.7M
- Revenue
- $842.1K
- Production companies
- Studio Ghibli
