Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rating: 8.5/10
Duration: 89 min
Genres: Drama, Animation, War,
Director(s): Isao Takahata,
Description:
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 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)
- Hajime Maki as Man who arrests Seita (voice)
- Atsuo Omotem as Person in Bank (voice)
- Teruhisa Harita as Station Worker (voice)
- Hiroshi Tanaka as Person in Bank (voice)
- Michio Denpo as Station Worker / Doctor (voice)