Basic Info
Release: April 16, 1988
Runtime: 89 min
Rating: ⭐ 8.4/10 (6183 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
![Clip: “You’re rich!” [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0_fXtnsZlgE/hqdefault.jpg)
Clip: “You’re rich!” [Subtitled] (YouTube)
![Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BGkVhlISVF0/hqdefault.jpg)
Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled] (YouTube)
![When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OZb_NhnrzDs/hqdefault.jpg)
When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled] (YouTube)
![Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QZbcx0WNrMU/hqdefault.jpg)
Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled] (YouTube)
Official Netflix Trailer (YouTube)
Isao Takahata on Grave of The Fireflies (English Subtitled) (YouTube)
Grave of the Fireflies
1988
89 min
⭐ 8.4/10
6183 votes
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.
Genres
Animation
Drama
War
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
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)
Crew
Isao Takahata
Director
Isao Takahata
Screenplay
Tooru Hara
Producer
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