Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $516,962.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.062 |
Directed By
Isao Takahata
Crew
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Takeshi Seyama
Michio Mamiya
Nobuo Koyama
Neil Nadelman
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Noriko Ozeki
Noboru Takano
Yasuomi Umetsu
Yukiyoshi Hane
Toshiyasu Okada
Hiroshi Ogawa
Hideo Kawauchi
Noriko Moritomo
Kitaro Kosaka
Iku Ishiguro
Reiko Okuyama
Akio Sakai
Hideaki Anno
Kuniyuki Ishii
Atsuko Otani
Shojuro Yamauchi
Megumi Kagawa
Toshitsugu Saida
Michiyo Sakurai
Yoshiyuki Momose
Yoshifumi Kondo
Nizou Yamamoto
Michiyo Yasuda
Tooru Hara
Katsu Hisamura
Michihiro Itou
Hisanori Ooshiro
Yoshifumi Kondo
Yasuo Uragami
Kunji Tanifuji
Noriyoshi Oohira
Toru Hishiyama
Akiyuki Nosaka
Yoshiji Kigami
TOP CAST
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voice)
Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
Shiro Tamaki
Person in Bank (voice)
Mika Sekita
Nurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
(voice)
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