Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"
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Drama
War
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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
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
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Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
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Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care...
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Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (v...
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Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
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Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
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Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (...
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Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
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Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seit...
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Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voic...
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Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voic...
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voic...
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Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doc...