Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

89 mins | Drama, Animation, War | April 16, 1988

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.

Grave of the Fireflies

89 mins | Drama, Animation, War | April 16, 1988

Grave of the Fireflies

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.

IMDb rating	8.5
Producers	Studio Ghibli
Original title	火垂るの墓
Directors	Yoshiyuki Momose, Isao Takahata
Writers	Akiyuki Nosaka, Isao Takahata

Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi

as Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi

as Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara

as Mother (voice)

Akemi Yamaguchi

as Auntie (voice)

Kozo Hashida

as Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Masayo Sakai

as Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Masayo Sakai

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)

Mika Sekita

as Nurse (voice)

Kyoko Moriwaki

as (voice)