Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
89 mins
8.5 / 10
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.
- Animation
- Drama
- War
Cast
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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)
Backdrops
Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
as Seita (voice)
as Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
as Setsuko (voice)
as Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
as Mother (voice)
as Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
as Auntie (voice)
as Auntie (voice)
Masayo Sakai
as Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
as Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Kozo Hashida
as Obayashi Chairman (voice)
as Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Kazumi Nozaki
as Cousin (voice)
as Cousin (voice)
Yoshio Matsuoka
as Gosaku (voice)
as Gosaku (voice)
Masahiro Kanetake
as Aunt's House Guest (voice)
as Aunt's House Guest (voice)
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
as Patrolman (voice)
as Patrolman (voice)
Hajime Maki
as Man who arrests Seita (voice)
as Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Atsuo Omotem
as Person in Bank (voice)
as Person in Bank (voice)
Teruhisa Harita
as Station Worker (voice)
as Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
as Person in Bank (voice)
as Person in Bank (voice)
Michio Denpo
as Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
as Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
Shiro Tamaki
as Person in Bank (voice)
as Person in Bank (voice)
Mika Sekita
as Nurse (voice)
as Nurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
as (voice)
as (voice)
Directing
Production
Writing
Camera
Sound
Michio Mamiya
- Original Music Composer
Yasuo Uragami
- Sound Director
Michihiro Itou
- Sound Effects
Noriyoshi Oohira
- Sound Effects
Hisanori Ooshiro
- Sound Mixer
Visual Effects
Naoyuki Taniguchi
- Compositing Artist
Hideaki Anno
- Key Animation
Yukiyoshi Hane
- Key Animation
Yasuomi Umetsu
- Key Animation
Toshiyasu Okada
- Key Animation
Toshitsugu Saida
- Key Animation
Shojuro Yamauchi
- Key Animation
Reiko Okuyama
- Key Animation
Noriko Ozeki
- Key Animation
Noriko Moritomo
- Key Animation
Noboru Takano
- Key Animation
Michiyo Sakurai
- Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
- Key Animation
Kuniyuki Ishii
- Key Animation
Kitaro Kosaka
- Key Animation
Iku Ishiguro
- Key Animation
Hiroshi Ogawa
- Key Animation
Hideo Kawauchi
- Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
- Key Animation
Akio Sakai
- Key Animation
Yoshifumi Kondo
- Animation Director
Michiyo Yasuda
- Color Designer
Yoshifumi Kondo
- Character Designer
Yoshiji Kigami
- Key Animation
