Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

1988
1h 29m
8.4(6,012)
AnimationDramaWar

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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Trailers & Clips

When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]

Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled]

Official Netflix Trailer

Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Trailer

Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara

Mother (voice)

Akemi Yamaguchi

Auntie (voice)

Masayo Sakai

Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Kozo Hashida

Obayashi Chairman (voice)