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Grave of the Fireflies

    Animation
    Drama
    War
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Apr 16, 1988
Rated PG-13

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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  • Directors
  • Revenue$516,962
  • Budget
    $3,700,000
  • Vote Average
    8.5
  • Vote Count
    5544
  • Popularity
    0
  • Language
    日本語
  • Origin Country
    JP

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    • Cast

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    Tsutomu Tatsumi
    Seita (voice)
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    Ayano Shiraishi
    Setsuko (voice)
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    Yoshiko Shinohara
    Mother (voice)
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    Akemi Yamaguchi
    Auntie (voice)
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    Masayo Sakai
    Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
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    Kozo Hashida
    Obayashi Chairman (voice)
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    Kazumi Nozaki
    Cousin (voice)
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    Yoshio Matsuoka
    Gosaku (voice)
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    Masahiro Kanetake
    Aunt's House Guest (voice)
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    Kiyoshi Yanagawa
    Patrolman (voice)
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    Hajime Maki
    Man who arrests Seita (voice)
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    Atsuo Omotem
    Person in Bank (voice)
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    Teruhisa Harita
    Station Worker (voice)
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    Hiroshi Tanaka
    Person in Bank (voice)
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    Michio Denpo
    Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
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    Shiro Tamaki
    Person in Bank (voice)
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    Mika Sekita
    Nurse (voice)
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    Kyoko Moriwaki
    (voice)

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    Reviews

    (2)
    Andres Gomez
    90%
    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.
    sykobanana
    100%
    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.