Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · directed by Isao Takahata
- Rating
- 93/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- Criterion
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.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988), directed by Isao Takahata, rates 93/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Tsutomu Tatsumi
- Ayano Shiraishi
- Yoshiko Shinohara
- Akemi Yamaguchi
- Masayo Sakai
- Kozo Hashida
- Kazumi Nozaki
- Yoshio Matsuoka
- Masahiro Kanetake
- Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Crew
- Nobuo Koyama — Director of Photography
- Takeshi Seyama — Editor
- Michio Mamiya — Original Music Composer
- Isao Takahata — Screenplay
More from Isao Takahata
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) — 86/100 · hit
- Only Yesterday (1991) — 83/100 · hit
- Pom Poko (1994) — 76/100
- The Story of Heidi (1979) — 74/100
- My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) — 73/100
- Gauche the Cellist (1982) — 72/100
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