Grave of the Fireflies

8.46

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Apr 16, 1988

RELEASE DATE

01:29:00

RUNTIME

October 18, 2024

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Animation Drama War

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.

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Main 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)
Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voice)
Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
Shiro Tamaki
Person in Bank (voice)
Mika Sekita
Nurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
(voice)

Crew

Isao Takahata
Director
Isao Takahata
Screenplay
Michio Mamiya
Original Music Composer
Nobuo Koyama
Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Neil Nadelman
Translator
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Compositing Artist
Hideaki Anno
Key Animation
Yukiyoshi Hane
Key Animation
Yasuomi Umetsu
Key Animation
Toshiyasu Okada
Key Animation
Toshitsugu Saida
Key Animation
Shojuro Yamauchi
Key Animation
Reiko Okuyama
Key Animation
Noriko Ozeki
Key Animation
Noriko Moritomo
Key Animation
Noboru Takano
Key Animation
Michiyo Sakurai
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Kuniyuki Ishii
Key Animation
Kitaro Kosaka
Key Animation
Iku Ishiguro
Key Animation
Hiroshi Ogawa
Key Animation
Hideo Kawauchi
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Akio Sakai
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Momose
Layout
Yoshifumi Kondo
Animation Director
Nizou Yamamoto
Art Direction
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Yoshifumi Kondo
Character Designer
Yasuo Uragami
Sound Director
Tooru Hara
Producer
Katsu Hisamura
Assistant Art Director
Michihiro Itou
Sound Effects
Noriyoshi Oohira
Sound Effects
Hisanori Ooshiro
Sound Mixer
Kunji Tanifuji
Special Effects
Toru Hishiyama
Background Designer
Akiyuki Nosaka
Short Story
Yoshiji Kigami
Key Animation

Budget: $3,700,000

Revenue: $516,962

Languages

日本語

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

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