Grave of the Fireflies

Plot Summary

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

  as Seita (voice)

• Ayano Shiraishi

  as Setsuko (voice)

• Yoshiko Shinohara

  as Mother (voice)

• Akemi Yamaguchi

  as Auntie (voice)

• Masayo Sakai

  as Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)