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Grave of the Fireflies

84.56 %|Apr 16, 1988|Animation, Drama, War

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.

Featured Crew

Isao Takahata
Screenplay
Isao Takahata
Director
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Nobuo Koyama
Director of Photography
Michio Mamiya
Original Music Composer
Neil Nadelman
Translator
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Compositing Artist
Toshitsugu Saida
Key Animation

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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)