Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Released: 1988-04-16 Duration: 1hr 29min
Genres: Animation Drama War
Rating 8.5

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

Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli

Additional Info

Budget $3,700,000.00
Revenue $516,962.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 0.055

Directed By

Isao Takahata

Crew

Director
Isao Takahata
Screenplay
Isao Takahata
Original Music Composer
Michio Mamiya
Director of Photography
Nobuo Koyama
Translator
Neil Nadelman
Compositing Artist
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Key Animation
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
Animation Director
Yoshifumi Kondo
Art Direction
Nizou Yamamoto
Color Designer
Michiyo Yasuda
Character Designer
Yoshifumi Kondo
Sound Director
Yasuo Uragami
Producer
Tooru Hara
Assistant Art Director
Katsu Hisamura
Sound Effects
Michihiro Itou
Sound Effects
Noriyoshi Oohira
Sound Mixer
Hisanori Ooshiro
Special Effects
Kunji Tanifuji
Background Designer
Toru Hishiyama
Short Story
Akiyuki Nosaka
Key Animation
Yoshiji Kigami

TOP CAST

Tsutomu Tatsumi
Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi
Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara
Yoshiko Shinohara

Mother (voice)

Akemi Yamaguchi
Akemi Yamaguchi

Auntie (voice)

Masayo Sakai
Masayo Sakai

Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Kozo Hashida
Kozo Hashida

Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Kazumi Nozaki
Kazumi Nozaki

Cousin (voice)

Yoshio Matsuoka
Yoshio Matsuoka

Gosaku (voice)

Masahiro Kanetake
Masahiro Kanetake

Aunt's House Guest (voice)

Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Patrolman (voice)

Hajime Maki
Hajime Maki

Man who arrests Seita (voice)

Atsuo Omotem
Atsuo Omotem

Person in Bank (voice)

Teruhisa Harita
Teruhisa Harita

Station Worker (voice)

Hiroshi Tanaka
Hiroshi Tanaka

Person in Bank (voice)

Michio Denpo
Michio Denpo

Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

Shiro Tamaki
Shiro Tamaki

Person in Bank (voice)

Mika Sekita
Mika Sekita

Nurse (voice)

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