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Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
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Announced
In Production
Released
Apr 16, 1988
Release date
April 16, 1988
Creator / Director / Author
Isao Takahata
Runtime
89 min
Rating
8.4 / 10
Genres
Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
A
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
M
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
K
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
K
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
Y
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
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.
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