Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
19881h 29mNRAnimationDramaWar
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.
Cast
Tsutomu TatsumiSeita (voice)
Ayano ShiraishiSetsuko (voice)
Yoshiko ShinoharaMother (voice)- AAkemi YamaguchiAuntie (voice)
- MMasayo SakaiWoman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- KKozo HashidaObayashi Chairman (voice)
- KKazumi NozakiCousin (voice)
- YYoshio MatsuokaGosaku (voice)
- MMasahiro KanetakeAunt's House Guest (voice)
- KKiyoshi YanagawaPatrolman (voice)
- HHajime MakiMan who arrests Seita (voice)
- AAtsuo OmotemPerson in Bank (voice)
- TTeruhisa HaritaStation Worker (voice)
Hiroshi TanakaPerson in Bank (voice)- MMichio DenpoStation Worker / Doctor (voice)
- SShiro TamakiPerson in Bank (voice)
- MMika SekitaNurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki(voice)
Crew
- Director
- Isao Takahata
- Writers
- Isao Takahata
- Producers
- Tooru Hara
- Music
- Michio Mamiya
- Cinematography
- Nobuo Koyama
- Editing
- Takeshi Seyama
Details
- Released
- April 16, 1988
- Language
- Japanese
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli
- IMDb
- tt0095327