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    Grave of the Fireflies

    89'

    1988-04-16

    8.4

    Why do fireflies have to die so soon?

    Animation,Drama,War

    Overview:

    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.

    WritingIsao TakahataDirectingIsao Takahata

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Amazon Video

    Cast

    1

    Seita (voice)

    Tsutomu Tatsumi

    N/A

    Setsuko (voice)

    Ayano Shiraishi

    1

    Mother (voice)

    Yoshiko Shinohara

    1

    Auntie (voice)

    Akemi Yamaguchi

    1

    Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

    Masayo Sakai

    1

    Obayashi Chairman (voice)

    Kozo Hashida

    1

    Cousin (voice)

    Kazumi Nozaki

    1

    Gosaku (voice)

    Yoshio Matsuoka

    1

    Aunt's House Guest (voice)

    Masahiro Kanetake

    1

    Patrolman (voice)

    Kiyoshi Yanagawa

    1

    Man who arrests Seita (voice)

    Hajime Maki

    1

    Person in Bank (voice)

    Atsuo Omotem

    1

    Station Worker (voice)

    Teruhisa Harita

    1

    Person in Bank (voice)

    Hiroshi Tanaka

    1

    Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

    Michio Denpo

    1

    Person in Bank (voice)

    Shiro Tamaki

    1

    Nurse (voice)

    Mika Sekita

    1

    (voice)

    Kyoko Moriwaki

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    Details:

    • Budget: 3700000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 4979495
    • List of countries:
      1. Japan
    • List of languages:
      1. Japanese
    • List of companies:
      1. Studio Ghibli
    • Vote Count: 6942
    • Popularity: 0.0153
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:火垂るの墓

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