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    Grave of the Fireflies

    Movie

    Poster of the movie Grave of the Fireflies [1988]
    1988     Animation    
    1h 29min
    Original titleHotaru no haka
    Original lang.Japanese
    CountryJapan
    PG-13
    G
    Guide for parents:   Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated PG-13 in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated PG-13 in the USA.

    A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated tale follows Seita (Tsutomu Tatsumi), a teenager charged with the care of his younger sister, Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi), after an American firebombing during World War II separates the two children from their parents. Their tale of survival is as heartbreaking as it is true to life. The siblings rely completely on each other and struggle against all odds to stay together and stay alive.

    Directed byIsao Takahata
    Written byAkiyuki Nosaka
    CompanyGkidsGkidsGkids

    Featuring the voices of

    Tsutomu Tatsumi
    Ayano Shiraishi
    Yoshiko Shinohara
    Akemi Yamaguchi
    Tadashi Nakamura
    Marcy Bannor
    Shelley Calene-Black
    Luci Christian
    Shannon Conley
    Justin Doran
    Crispin Freeman
    Adam Gibbs
    Dan Green
    Amy Jones
    Susan O. Koozin
    George Leaver
    David Matranga
    Rob Mungle
    Emily Neves
    Corinne Orr
    Sam Roman
    Blake Shepard
    J. Robert Spencer
    Nick Sullivan
    Veronica Taylor

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