“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.
- Director
- Isao Takahata
Starring
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
- A
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
- M
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- K
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
- K
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
- Y
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
- M
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
- K
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
- H
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
- A
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
