Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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.
Release date: 1988-04-16
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Orginal language: 日本語
Director: Isao Takahata
Screenwriter: Isao Takahata
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Rest of the cast - click here to expand
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), Michio Denpo - Station Worker / Doctor (voice), Shiro Tamaki - Person in Bank (voice), Mika Sekita - Nurse (voice)
Crew - click here to expand
Isao Takahata - Director, Isao Takahata - Screenplay, Takeshi Seyama - Editor, Michio Mamiya - Original Music Composer, Nobuo Koyama - Director of Photography, Neil Nadelman - Translator, Naoyuki Taniguchi - Compositing Artist, Noriko Ozeki - Key Animation, Noboru Takano - Key Animation, Yasuomi Umetsu - Key Animation, Yukiyoshi Hane - Key Animation, Toshiyasu Okada - Key Animation, Hiroshi Ogawa - Key Animation, Hideo Kawauchi - Key Animation, Noriko Moritomo - Key Animation, Kitaro Kosaka - Key Animation, Iku Ishiguro - Key Animation, Reiko Okuyama - Key Animation, Akio Sakai - Key Animation, Hideaki Anno - Key Animation, Kuniyuki Ishii - Key Animation, Atsuko Otani - Key Animation, Shojuro Yamauchi - Key Animation, Megumi Kagawa - Key Animation, Toshitsugu Saida - Key Animation, Michiyo Sakurai - Key Animation, Yoshiyuki Momose - Layout, Yoshifumi Kondo - Animation Director, Nizou Yamamoto - Art Direction, Michiyo Yasuda - Color Designer, Tooru Hara - Producer, Kazu Hisamura - Assistant Art Director, Michihiro Itou - Sound Effects, Hisanori Ooshiro - Sound Mixer, Yoshifumi Kondo - Character Designer, Yasuo Uragami - Sound Director, Kaoru Tanifuji - Special Effects, Noriyoshi Ohira - Sound Effects, Toru Hishiyama - Background Designer, Akiyuki Nosaka - Short Story, Yoshiji Kigami - Key Animation