Movie · 89 min · 13+ · ani, drm, war
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.
Where to watch Grave of the Fireflies
- Netflix
- Netflix Standard with Ads
- Cineasterna
- Thalia
- Cinemas Pathe
- JPC
- Apple TV Store
- Hugendubel
- Filmspiegel
- Fnac
- CGR Cinémas
- Buecher
- adb
Available on 13 platforms across 28 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 26 countries, best placed at #90 in France.
- France #90
- Denmark #136
- Taiwan #190
- Pakistan #211
- Peru #479
- Italy #493
- Guatemala #506
- Bolivia #545
- Costa Rica #547
- South Africa #556
- Finland #558
- Brazil #565
- Colombia #580
- Thailand #580
- Greece #581
- Sweden #588
- Switzerland #604
- Bulgaria #606
- Hungary #614
- India #621
- Turkey #627
- Ecuador #633
- Germany #653
- United Arab Emirates #680
- Saudi Arabia #691
- Japan #743
Available languages
Audio: English, German
Subtitles: Finnish, German, Swedish
Chart history
Grave of the Fireflies has spent 6 days in a top 3, 25 days in a top 10 and 249 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Netflix viewing figures
Netflix has published 1,500,000 views for Grave of the Fireflies across 5 weeks in its official global Top 10.
Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida, Kazumi Nozaki, Yoshio Matsuoka, Masahiro Kanetake, Kiyoshi Yanagawa, Hajime Maki, Atsuo Omotem, Teruhisa Harita, Hiroshi Tanaka, Michio Denpo, Shiro Tamaki, Mika Sekita, Kyoko Moriwaki
Crew
Isao Takahata (director), Isao Takahata (screenplay), Tooru Hara (producer)