Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

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.

Grave of the Fireflies Details

Title Grave of the Fireflies
Air Date Apr 16, 1988
Runtime 89 Minutes
Genres Animation, Drama, War
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))