Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓)
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.
Director: Isao Takahata
Writers: Isao Takahata
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)
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)
Crew
- Screenplay: Isao Takahata
- Director: Isao Takahata
- Editor: Takeshi Seyama
- Director of Photography: Nobuo Koyama
- Original Music Composer: Michio Mamiya
- Translator: Neil Nadelman
- Compositing Artist: Naoyuki Taniguchi
- Key Animation: Toshitsugu Saida
- Key Animation: Noboru Takano
- Key Animation: Atsuko Otani
- Key Animation: Kitaro Kosaka
- Key Animation: Hideo Kawauchi
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.
Official Videos
Clip: u201cYouu2019re rich!u201d [Subtitled]
Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled]
When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]
Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled]
Official Netflix Trailer
Isao Takahata on Grave of The Fireflies (English Subtitled)