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Grave of the Fireflies

MOVIE • 1988

Grave of the Fireflies

Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

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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Top Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi

Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara

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)

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Person in Bank (voice)

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

April 16, 1988

Runtime

89 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

$3,700,000

Revenue

$4,979,495

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