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Grave of the Fireflies
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Title: Grave of the Fireflies

Release Date: 1 Nov 2005

Runtime: 2h 28m

Genre: Drama

Director: Nippon Television Network Corporation

Production Companies: Nippon Television Network Corporation

Overview: Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.

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Average Vote: 7.873 (102 votes)

Cast

  • Yokokawa Seita: Hoshi Ishida
  • Setsuko: Mao Sasaki
  • Kiyoshi: Ikki Sawamura
  • Kyoko: Yui Natsukawa
  • Hisako: Nanako Matsushima
  • Natsu,Keiko: Mao Inoue
  • Hana: Mayuko Fukuda
  • : Jun Kaname
  • Genzo: Tsuyoshi Ihara
  • : Sō Yamanaka
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