
Grave of the Fireflies
(Why do fireflies have to die so soon?)
Overview
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.
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- Tsutomu TatsumiActing
- Ayano ShiraishiActing
- Yoshiko ShinoharaActing
- Akemi YamaguchiActing
- Masayo SakaiActing
- Kozo HashidaActing
- Kazumi NozakiActing
- Yoshio MatsuokaActing
- Masahiro KanetakeActing
- Kiyoshi YanagawaActing
- Hajime MakiActing
- Atsuo OmotemActing