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Grave of the Fireflies

Runtime: 89' | Release Date: 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.

Grave of the Fireflies

Tagline: Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

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Credits:

All Actors listed:

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