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Grave of the Fireflies - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Grave of the Fireflies"

火垂るの墓 (1988)

Timing: 1:29 (89 min)

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Actors and characters

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Character Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi

Character Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara

Character Mother (voice)

Akemi Yamaguchi

Character Auntie (voice)

Masayo Sakai

Character Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Kozo Hashida

Character Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Kazumi Nozaki

Character Cousin (voice)

Yoshio Matsuoka

Character Gosaku (voice)

Masahiro Kanetake

Character Aunt's House Guest (voice)

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Character Patrolman (voice)

Hajime Maki

Character Man who arrests Seita (voice)

Atsuo Omotem

Character Person in Bank (voice)

Teruhisa Harita

Character Station Worker (voice)

Hiroshi Tanaka

Character Person in Bank (voice)

Michio Denpo

Character Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

Shiro Tamaki

Character Person in Bank (voice)

Mika Sekita

Character Nurse (voice)

Kyoko Moriwaki

Character (voice)

What's left behind the scenes

The animated film is based on the autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka, "Grave of the Fireflies" (Hotaru no Haka, 1967).
To find children to voice Setsuko and Seita, Isao Takahata went to Kobe. There he found five-year-old Ayano Shiraishi.
The film adaptation of the book was considered a project destined for commercial success due to its educational value. Therefore, the film was released alongside Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988) to promote it to audiences. Ultimately, both films were purchased by many school boards for showing to students.
The animated film is based on the autobiographical novel 'The Grave of the Fireflies' (Hotaru no Haka) by Akiyuki Nosaka, 1967.
The film adaptation was considered a project destined for commercial success due to its educational value. Therefore, the film was released alongside Hayao Miyazaki’s 'My Neighbor Totoro' (1988) to push it to audiences. Ultimately, both films were purchased by many school boards for showing to students.

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