1h 29m
April 16, 1988
8.4/10(6,266 votes)
Budget:$3,700,000
Revenue:$842,132
Production Countries
🇯🇵Japan
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.
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)
Videos
Clip: “You’re rich!” [Subtitled]
Clip
Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled]
Clip
When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]
Teaser
Ghibli Fest 2025 Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer
Official Netflix Trailer
Trailer
Isao Takahata on Grave of The Fireflies (English Subtitled)
Featurette
Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Trailer
Trailer
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