Directed by Isao Takahata
Starring Tsutomu Tatsumi · Ayano Shiraishi · Yoshiko Shinohara · Akemi Yamaguchi
Original language: Japanese
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Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
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.
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Cast
- Tsutomu TatsumiSeita (voice)
- Ayano ShiraishiSetsuko (voice)
- Yoshiko ShinoharaMother (voice)
- Akemi YamaguchiAuntie (voice)
- Masayo SakaiWoman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- Kozo HashidaObayashi Chairman (voice)
- Kazumi NozakiCousin (voice)
- Yoshio MatsuokaGosaku (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Isao Takahata
- Written by
- Isao Takahata, Akiyuki Nosaka
- Released
- 1988-04-16
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
