Grave Of The Fireflies
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- Movie: Grave Of The Fireflies / Tombstone of Fireflies
- Romaji: Hotaru no Haka
- Japanese: 火垂るの墓
- Director: Taro Hyugaji
- Writer: Akiyuki Nosaka (novel), Takuya Nishioka
- Producer: Satoshi Kono
- Cinematographer: Koichi Kawakami
- Release Date: July 5, 2008
- Runtime: 100 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Set during World War II, the film follows a young brother and sister as they attempt to survive the aftermath of the firebombing of Kobe City.
Notes
- Based on Akiyuki Kosaka's best-selling novel "Hotaru no Haka (Grave of Fireflies)"
- Related titles:
- Grave Of The Fireflies (NTV / 2005)
Cast
- Reo Yoshitake - Seita
- Rina Hatakeyama - Setsuko
- Keiko Matsuzaka - Widow - Seita's aunt
- Seiko Matsuda - Yukiko - Seita's mother
- Hiromi Senno - Kimie Honjo
- Jun Eto - Masao Honjo
- Kazuki Hagiwara - Widow's son
- Yoshio Harada - Maichi Kaicho of Nishimiya
- Chizuru Ikewaki - Young Widow
- Hiroyuki Nagato - Maichi Kaicho of Mikage
- Maika Suzuki - Kazuko Honjo
- Katsuaki Takahashi - Seita's father
- Risa Taniuchi - Akiko Honjo
- Yukiko Yabe - Widow's daughter
- So Yamanaka - Michihiko Takayama
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