Grave of the Fireflies
1988
Rated
PG-13
89
minutes
Animation, Drama, War
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Isao Takahata
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.
Language
Japanese
Release Date
April 16, 1988
Budget
$3,700,000
Revenue
$516,962
Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (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)
Show Full Crew
Production
Directing
Writing
Sound
Yasuo Uragami
Sound Director
Michihiro Itou
Sound Effects
Hisanori Ooshiro
Sound Mixer
Noriyoshi Oohira
Sound Effects
Michio Mamiya
Original Music Composer
Camera
Editing
Visual Effects
Hideaki Anno
Key Animation
Yasuomi Umetsu
Key Animation
Yoshifumi Kondo
Animation Director
Yoshifumi Kondo
Character Designer
Shojuro Yamauchi
Key Animation
Kitarou Kousaka
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Yukiyoshi Hane
Key Animation
Reiko Okuyama
Key Animation
Yoshiji Kigami
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Michiyo Sakurai
Key Animation
Toshitsugu Saida
Key Animation
Kuniyuki Ishii
Key Animation
Noriko Ozeki
Key Animation
Iku Ishiguro
Key Animation
Hideo Kawauchi
Key Animation
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Akio Sakai
Key Animation
Toshiyasu Okada
Key Animation
Noriko Moritomo
Key Animation
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Compositing Artist
Noboru Takano
Key Animation
Hiroshi Ogawa
Key Animation
Art
Nizou Yamamoto
Art Direction
Toru Hishiyama
Background Designer
Katsu Hisamura
Assistant Art Director
Crew