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Grave of the Fireflies

8.419881h 29m12AMovieAnimationDramaWar

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…

DirectorIsao Takahata
WriterIsao Takahata
ProducerTooru Hara

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Cast · Directed by Isao Takahata

TTTsutomu Tatsumi
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
YSYoshiko Shinohara
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
AY
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
MS
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
KH
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
KN
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
YM
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
MK
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
KY
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
HM
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
AO
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
TH
Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voice)

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Grave of the Fireflies is streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard in United Kingdom, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video.

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Yes — Grave of the Fireflies is available on Netflix in United Kingdom as of September 2026.

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Is Grave of the Fireflies based on a true story?

Yes — Grave of the Fireflies is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).