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.
| Title | Grave of the Fireflies |
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| Subtitle Available |
 ETC.
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| Release Date | Apr 16, 1988 |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War, |
| Production Company | Studio Ghibli |
| Production Countries | Japan |
| Casts | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida, Kazumi Nozaki, Yoshio Matsuoka, Masahiro Kanetake, Kiyoshi Yanagawa, Hajime Maki |
| Plot Keywords | sibling relationship, hunger, world war ii, wartime, shelter, adult animation, semi autobiographical, anti war, anime, orphan siblings, children in wartime, earnest, empathetic, tragic, |
Seita (voice)
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Setsuko (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Mother (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Auntie (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Masayo Sakai
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Kozo Hashida
Cousin (voice)
Kazumi Nozaki
Gosaku (voice)
Yoshio Matsuoka
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
Masahiro Kanetake
Patrolman (voice)
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Hajime Maki
Person in Bank (voice)
Atsuo Omotem
Station Worker (voice)
Teruhisa Harita
Person in Bank (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
Michio Denpo
Person in Bank (voice)
Shiro Tamaki
Nurse (voice)
Mika Sekita
(voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
