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Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

8.4/10 TMDB1988Animation89 minutes

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.

AK
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
HI
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voice)
YO
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
TS
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
AY
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
MA
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
KO
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
KY
Kyoko Moriwaki
(voice)
KA
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
YO
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
MI
Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
MI
Mika Sekita
Nurse (voice)

7 videos

Clip: “You’re rich!” [Subtitled]

Clip: “You’re rich!” [Subtitled]

Clip

Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled]

Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled]

Clip

When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]

When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]

Teaser

Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled]

Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer

Official Netflix Trailer

Official Netflix Trailer

Trailer

Isao Takahata on Grave of The Fireflies (English Subtitled)

Isao Takahata on Grave of The Fireflies (English Subtitled)

Featurette

Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Trailer

Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Trailer

Trailer

AnimationDramaWar
89 minutes
日本語
Japan
April 16, 1988

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