Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
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.
About
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"
Release Date
April 16, 1988
Runtime
89 minutes
Budget
$3,700,000
Revenue
$842,132
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Production Companies
Studio Ghibli
Country
JP
Original Language
JA
Original Title
火垂るの墓
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)
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)
Crew
Isao Takahata
Director
Isao Takahata
Screenplay
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Michio Mamiya
Original Music Composer
Nobuo Koyama
Director of Photography
Neil Nadelman
Translator
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Compositing Artist
Noriko Ozeki
Key Animation
Noboru Takano
Key Animation
Yasuomi Umetsu
Key Animation
Yukiyoshi Hane
Key Animation
Hideo Kawauchi
Key Animation
Noriko Moritomo
Key Animation
Kitaro Kosaka
Key Animation
Iku Ishiguro
Key Animation
Reiko Okuyama
Key Animation
Akio Sakai
Key Animation
Hideaki Anno
Key Animation
Kuniyuki Ishii
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Shojuro Yamauchi
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Toshitsugu Saida
Key Animation
Michiyo Sakurai
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Momose
Layout
Yoshifumi Kondo
Animation Director
Nizou Yamamoto
Art Direction
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Tooru Hara
Producer
Kazu Hisamura
Assistant Art Director
Michihiro Itou
Sound Effects
Hisanori Oshiro
Sound Mixer
Yoshifumi Kondo
Character Designer
Yasuo Uragami
Sound Director
Kaoru Tanifuji
Special Effects
Noriyoshi Ohira
Sound Effects
Toru Hishiyama
Background Designer
Akiyuki Nosaka
Short Story
Yoshiji Kigami
Key Animation
Toshiyasu Okada
Key Animation
Mutsuo Koseki
Background Designer
Shuichi Hirata
Background Designer
Noriko Higuchi
Background Designer
Seiki Tamura
Background Designer
Yoshinari Kanebako
Background Designer
Yoji Nakaza
Background Designer
Fukiko Hashizume
Background Designer
Eiko Sudo
Background Designer
Eiji Hirakawa
Background Designer
Junko Ina
Background Designer
Hiroshi Adachi
Assistant Editor
Tomoaki Nishigiri
Production Assistant