Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

8.448

1988-04-16

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.

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Grave of the Fireflies

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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.

Released

1988-04-16

Runtime

89

Director

Isao Takahata

Budget

$3700000

Revenue

$516962

Genres

Animation

Drama

War

Language

日本語

Production

Studio Ghibli

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    Tsutomu Tatsumi

    辰巳努
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    Ayano Shiraishi

    白石綾乃
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    Yoshiko Shinohara

    志乃原良子
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    Akemi Yamaguchi

    山口朱美
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    Masayo Sakai

    Masayo Sakai
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    Kozo Hashida

    Kozo Hashida
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    Kazumi Nozaki

    Kazumi Nozaki
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    Yoshio Matsuoka

    Yoshio Matsuoka
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    Masahiro Kanetake

    Masahiro Kanetake
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    Kiyoshi Yanagawa

    Kiyoshi Yanagawa
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    Hajime Maki

    Hajime Maki
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    Atsuo Omotem

    Atsuo Omotem
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    Teruhisa Harita

    Teruhisa Harita
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    Hiroshi Tanaka

    田中浩
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    Michio Denpo

    Michio Denpo
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    Shiro Tamaki

    Shiro Tamaki
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    Mika Sekita

    Mika Sekita
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    Kyoko Moriwaki

    森脇京子