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Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
4/16/1988Runtime
89 minsOverview
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.
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A devastating portrait of childhood innocence destroyed by war, told with piercing tenderness and dread. Every small comfort becomes heartbreaking in the context of approaching tragedy.
Mood
MournfulBleakWistfulClaustrophobic
Themes
SurvivalFamilyWarGriefMemory
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Meditative
Look
PainterlyDesaturated
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Graphic violenceChild endangerment
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)
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