Poster for the movie Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

1988 • 89 minutes
AnimationDramaWar

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.

Picture of Tsutomu Tatsumi

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Picture of Ayano Shiraishi

Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Picture of Yoshiko Shinohara

Yoshiko Shinohara

Mother (voice)

Picture of Akemi Yamaguchi

Akemi Yamaguchi

Auntie (voice)

Picture of Masayo Sakai

Masayo Sakai

Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Picture of Kozo Hashida

Kozo Hashida

Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Picture of Kazumi Nozaki

Kazumi Nozaki

Cousin (voice)

Picture of Yoshio Matsuoka

Yoshio Matsuoka

Gosaku (voice)

Picture of Masahiro Kanetake

Masahiro Kanetake

Aunt's House Guest (voice)

Picture of Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Patrolman (voice)

Picture of Hajime Maki

Hajime Maki

Man who arrests Seita (voice)

Picture of Atsuo Omotem

Atsuo Omotem

Person in Bank (voice)

Picture of Teruhisa Harita

Teruhisa Harita

Station Worker (voice)

Picture of Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Person in Bank (voice)

Picture of Michio Denpo

Michio Denpo

Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

Picture of Shiro Tamaki

Shiro Tamaki

Person in Bank (voice)

Picture of Mika Sekita

Mika Sekita

Nurse (voice)

Picture of Kyoko Moriwaki

Kyoko Moriwaki

(voice)