Project Author: Hakura
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Studio Ghibli
Grave of the Fireflies
Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
Genre:
Animation, Drama, War
Runtime:
89
Released:
1988
Rating:
8.4
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Isao Takahata, Akiyuki Nosaka
FILM OVERVIEW
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.
DIRECTOR
Isao Takahata
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Isao Takahata (Director)
Isao Takahata (Screenplay)
Takeshi Seyama (Editor)
Michio Mamiya (Original Music Composer)
Nobuo Koyama (Director of Photography)
Neil Nadelman (Translator)
Naoyuki Taniguchi (Compositing Artist)
Noriko Ozeki (Key Animation)
Noboru Takano (Key Animation)
Yasuomi Umetsu (Key Animation)
CAST MEMBERS
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Ayano Shiraishi
Yoshiko Shinohara
Akemi Yamaguchi
Masayo Sakai
Kozo Hashida
Kazumi Nozaki
Yoshio Matsuoka
Masahiro Kanetake
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
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