Grave of the Fireflies (1988)1h29
Animation · Drama · War
Director Isao Takahata (7.6 avg)
Also directed The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, Only Yesterday, Pom Poko, and 17 more
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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Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Ayano Shiraishi
Yoshiko Shinohara- Akemi Yamaguchi
- Masayo Sakai
- Kozo Hashida
- Kazumi Nozaki
- Yoshio Matsuoka
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