Overview - Grave of the Fireflies

Date of release

Genres

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • War

Runtime: 89 minutes

Homepage: Grave of the Fireflies

Budget

$3,700,000.00

Revenue

$842,132.00

Spoken Languages

  • 日本語

Production companies

  • Name: Studio Ghibli

    Production country Japan

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.

Cast

  • Name: Tsutomu Tatsumi

    Character: Seita (voice)

    Popularity: 0.2014

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  • Name: Ayano Shiraishi

    Character: Setsuko (voice)

    Popularity: 0.3987

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  • Name: Yoshiko Shinohara

    Character: Mother (voice)

    Popularity: 0.3366

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  • Name: Akemi Yamaguchi

    Character: Auntie (voice)

    Popularity: 0.6694

  • Name: Masayo Sakai

    Character: Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

    Popularity: 0.3765

  • Name: Kozo Hashida

    Character: Obayashi Chairman (voice)

    Popularity: 0.2653

  • Name: Kazumi Nozaki

    Character: Cousin (voice)

    Popularity: 0.667

  • Name: Yoshio Matsuoka

    Character: Gosaku (voice)

    Popularity: 0.5271