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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.
$3,700,000
$842,132
April 16, 1988
Studio Ghibli
18 people
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Acting
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Acting
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
Acting
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
Acting
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Acting
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Acting
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
Acting
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
Acting
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
Acting
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
Acting
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Acting
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
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