Synopsis:
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.
| Directed by: | Isao Takahata |
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| Written by: | Isao Takahata |
| Release date: | 1988-04-16 |
| Runtime: | 89 minutes |
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| Tagline: | At 4 and 14, they tried to live on |
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Cast:
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
Auntie (voice)
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
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Also known as:
- Ateşböceklerinin Mezarı
- Căn hầm đom đóm
- Die letzten Leuchtkäfer
- Graf van de Vuurvliegjes
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Jaanimardikate haud
- Jonvabalių kapas
- La tumba de las luciérnagas
- Mộ đom đóm
- Mormântul Licuricilor
- Tombstone for Fireflies
- Túmulo dos Vagalumes
- Una tomba per le lucciole
- Могила светлячков
- سيتا الحنون
- ग्रेव ऑफ फिरेफ़्लिएस
- 火垂るの墓
- 반딧불의 묘