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Grave of the Fireflies
火垂るの墓
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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.
Votes: 6897 avg 8.45
Buzz: 0.0
Budget: 3,700,000
Revenue: 842,132
Featured Crew
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)
Hajime Maki
as Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Atsuo Omotem
as Person in Bank (voice)
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