Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Original Title: 火垂るの墓

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Synopsis

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.

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Where does Grave of the Fireflies rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Grave of the Fireflies is 3529 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 1368 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Puss in Boots: The Last Wish but less popular than Christmas Is Canceled.

Rank		Title
3525.		The Ones You Didn’t Burn	+1447
3526.		The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed	+1440
3527.		Dr. Caligari	+1455
3528.		Christmas Is Canceled	+1427
3529.		Grave of the Fireflies	+1368
3530.		Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	+1374
3531.		Honey	+1461
3532.		Storage Locker	+1459
3533.		Butter on the Latch	+1476

Streaming charts last updated: 5:32:16 PM, 12/16/2025

Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Ayano Shiraishi

Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Yoshiko Shinohara

Yoshiko Shinohara

Mother (voice)

Akemi Yamaguchi

Akemi Yamaguchi

Auntie (voice)

Masayo Sakai

Masayo Sakai

Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Kozo Hashida

Kozo Hashida

Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Masayo Sakai

Masayo Sakai

Cousin (voice)

Yoshio Matsuoka

Yoshio Matsuoka

Gosaku (voice)

Masahiro Kanetake

Masahiro Kanetake

Aunt's House Guest (voice)

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Kiyoshi Yanagawa

Patrolman (voice)

Hajime Maki

Hajime Maki

Man who arrests Seita (voice)

Atsuo Omotem

Atsuo Omotem

Person in Bank (voice)

Teruhisa Harita

Teruhisa Harita

Station Worker (voice)

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Person in Bank (voice)

Michio Denpo

Michio Denpo

Station Worker / Doctor (voice)

Shiro Tamaki

Shiro Tamaki

Person in Bank (voice)

Mika Sekita

Mika Sekita

Nurse (voice)

Kyoko Moriwaki

Kyoko Moriwaki

(voice)

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