Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
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.
- Released: 1988-04-16
- Genres: Animation, Drama, War
- Runtime: 1h 29m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 8.4/10 from 6,831 votes
Directed by Isao Takahata.
Top cast
- Tsutomu Tatsumi as Seita (voice)
- Ayano Shiraishi as Setsuko (voice)
- Yoshiko Shinohara as Mother (voice)
- Akemi Yamaguchi as Auntie (voice)
- Masayo Sakai as Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- Kozo Hashida as Obayashi Chairman (voice)
- Kazumi Nozaki as Cousin (voice)
- Yoshio Matsuoka as Gosaku (voice)
- Masahiro Kanetake as Aunt's House Guest (voice)
- Kiyoshi Yanagawa as Patrolman (voice)
Where to watch Grave of the Fireflies
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store
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