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Overview

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Director:
Isao Takahata
Writers:
Akiyuki Nosaka (novel)
Isao Takahata (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 April 1988 (Japan) more
Genre:
Animation | Drama | War more
Plot:
A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
When a movie hurts too much
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 3 July 2008, 9:45 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
More moving than you could ever expect more

Cast

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Tsutomu Tatsumi ... Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi ... Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara ... Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi ... Aunt (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rhoda Chrosite ... Setsuko (voice: English version)
Shannon Conley ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Crispin Freeman ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dan Green ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Amy Jones ... Aunt (voice: English version)
George Leaver ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

J. Robert Spencer ... Seita (voice: English version)
Nick Sullivan ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Veronica Taylor ... Mother (voice: English version)
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Directed by
Isao Takahata 
 
Writing credits
Akiyuki Nosaka (novel)

Isao Takahata (written by)

Produced by
Tohru Hara .... producer
Ryoichi Sato .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Michio Mamiya 
 
Cinematography by
Nobuo Koyama (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Takeshi Seyama 
 
Production Design by
Ryoichi Sato 
 
Art Direction by
Nizou Yamamoto 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Norihiko Sudo .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Katsu Hisamura .... assistant art director
Yuriko Kashiwakura .... assistant character color designer
Noriko Ogawa .... assistant character color designer
Michiyo Yasuda .... character color designer
 
Sound Department
Noriyoshi Oohira .... sound effects
Hisanori Ooshiro .... sound mixer
Yasuo Uragami .... sound designer
 
Special Effects by
Kunji Tanifuji .... special effects
 
Animation Department
Hideaki Anno .... animator
Yoshiyuki Hane .... animator
Kuniyuki Ishii .... animator
Sodatsu Ishikuro .... animator
Megumi Kagawa .... animator
Hideo Kawauchi .... animator
Masuji Kigami .... animator
Yoshifumi Kondo .... animation director
Yoshifumi Kondo .... character designer
Kitaro Kosaka .... key animator
Noriko Moritomo .... animator
Hiroshi Ogawa .... animator
Toshiyasu Okada .... animator
Reiko Okuyama .... animator
Atsuko Ôtani .... animator
Noriko Ôzeki .... animator
Shunji Saida .... animator
Akio Sakai .... animator
Michiyo Sakurai .... animator
Noboru Takano .... animator
Yasuomi Umetsu .... animator
Shôjurô Yamauchi .... animator
 
Other crew
Peter Bavaro .... voice director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Grave of the Fireflies (UK) (USA)
Tombstone for Fireflies (USA)
Tombstone for the Fireflies (Australia) (dubbed version)
Das Grab der Leuchtkäfer (West Germany) [de]
Die letzten Glühwürmchen (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Die letzten Leuchtkäfer (West Germany) [de]
Eldflugornas grav (Sweden) [sv]
Grobowiec swietlików (Poland) [pl]
Hrob svetlusek (Czech Republic) (festival title) [cs]
Jaanimardikate haud (Estonia) (festival title) [et]
La tumba de las luciérnagas (Spain) [es]
Le tombeau des lucioles (France) [fr]
O Túmulo dos Pirilampos (Portugal) [pt]
Túmulo dos Vagalumes (Brazil) [pt]
Tulikärpästen hauta (Finland) [fi]
Una tomba per le lucciole (Italy) [it]
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Runtime:
89 min | Germany:85 min (DVD version)
Country:
Japan
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Quebec) (video rating) (1994) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (video rating) (2005) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (video rating) (2002) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) (video rating) (1993) | USA:Unrated | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | Chile:14 | South Korea:All | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:6

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie was originally intended as a sort of front act of another Ghibli movie, Tonari no Totoro (1988). Ghibli's parent company reasoned that Totoro's tie-in with a movie with more educational merit would guarantee its inclusion in the list of summer's recommended movies for school children. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Seita: September 21, 1945... that was the night I died.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Home Sweet Home more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is this movie based on a (graphic) novel?
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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167 out of 177 people found the following comment useful:-
More moving than you could ever expect, 3 February 2005
10/10
Author: bdod5489 from Australia

This film is utterly emotionally draining whilst being rewarding at the same time.

The animation is both realistic and stylized but that's not the point, the main focus of this film is the character development of the brother and sister protagonists. Their relationship is nothing short of beautiful and touching.

And without spoiling anything I have to say that this film touched me in a way no other film has ever touched me in my adult life. One or two films have upset me and reduced me to watery eyes but Grave of the Fireflies had me in fits of sobbing despair. I was a mess! I'm talking total emotional breakdown. Couldn't talk without sobbing! One of the best films I have EVER seen, animated or not.

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Dubbed Version manxmartin
Live action version. McShave07
Who didn't cry? I didn't. I didn't even think it was sad emikojung
Why didn't the girl go with her mum to the shelter at the start? korn_mythe
Were you the *only* one who cried? (spoilers) avesummathat
At what point do you start bawling? *spoiler warning* JanyseIsTehHotness
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