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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.

Release Date : 1988-04-16

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Studio Ghibli

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : Grave of the Fireflies

Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Character Name : Seita (voice)

Original Name : 辰巳努

Gender : Male

Ayano Shiraishi

Character Name : Setsuko (voice)

Original Name : 白石綾乃

Gender : Female

Yoshiko Shinohara

Character Name : Mother (voice)

Original Name : 志乃原良子

Gender : Female

Akemi Yamaguchi

Character Name : Auntie (voice)

Original Name : 山口朱美

Gender : Female

Masayo Sakai

Character Name : Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Original Name : Masayo Sakai

Gender : Male

Kozo Hashida

Character Name : Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Original Name : Kozo Hashida

Gender : Male

Kazumi Nozaki

Character Name : Cousin (voice)

Original Name : Kazumi Nozaki

Gender : Male

Yoshio Matsuoka

Character Name : Gosaku (voice)

Original Name : Yoshio Matsuoka

Gender : Male

Masahiro Kanetake

Character Name : Aunt's House Guest (voice)

Original Name : Masahiro Kanetake

Gender : Male

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Character Name : Patrolman (voice)

Original Name : Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Gender : Male

Hajime Maki

Character Name : Man who arrests Seita (voice)

Original Name : Hajime Maki

Gender : Male

Atsuo Omotem

Character Name : Person in Bank (voice)

Original Name : Atsuo Omotem

Gender : Male

Teruhisa Harita

Character Name : Station Worker (voice)

Original Name : Teruhisa Harita

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Tanaka

Character Name : Person in Bank (voice)

Original Name : 田中浩

Gender : Male

Michio Denpo

Character Name : Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

Original Name : Michio Denpo

Gender : Male

Shiro Tamaki

Character Name : Person in Bank (voice)

Original Name : Shiro Tamaki

Gender : Male

Mika Sekita

Character Name : Nurse (voice)

Original Name : Mika Sekita

Gender : Male

Kyoko Moriwaki

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : 森脇京子

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

The terrible story of two orphaned Japanese kids during the ending of WWII. Incredibly well told and totally moving, without using clichés. A must seen in the anime arena.

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sykobanana

@sykobanana

2021-06-23

This was the first animated movie that made me cry as an adult. It still does. Two children are left as orphans in World War 2 and have to survive. Such a basic premise, but this shows intimately what the effects of war are on children (a topic not covered by other movies). And as it's about children, it has more of an emotional impact. Described as one of the greatest war movies of all time by Roger Ebert, the work of art will impact you like no other anime. Its interesting to note that this was released originally with My Neighbour Totoro. Both are films about childhood. But where Totoro is about innocence maintained and the joy of childhood, **Fireflies is innocence lost**, a light dimmed after a short period.