Ratings

TMDB Rating 8.5
IMDB Rating 8.5
RottenTomatoes Rating 97%

Financials

Revenue: $516,962

Budget: $3,700,000

Profit: - $-3,183,038


Movie Details

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Status: Released

Average Rating: 9

Release Date: Apr 16, 1988

Rating: 1989-07-26

Run Time: 1h 29m

Original Language: Japanese

Website: Link

Production Countries: Japan

Production Companies: Studio Ghibli


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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.


Main Cast

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Tsutomu Tatsumi

Seita (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Ayano Shiraishi

Ayano Shiraishi

Setsuko (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 81%

Yoshiko Shinohara

Yoshiko Shinohara

Mother (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Akemi Yamaguchi

Akemi Yamaguchi

Auntie (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 22%

Kozo Hashida

Kozo Hashida

Obayashi Chairman (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Masayo Sakai

Masayo Sakai

Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Kazumi Nozaki

Kazumi Nozaki

Cousin (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Yoshio Matsuoka

Yoshio Matsuoka

Gosaku (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%


Crew

Department Role Name
Production Producer
Tooru Hara
Tooru Hara
Directing Director
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Layout
Yoshiyuki Momose
Yoshiyuki Momose
Writing Novel
Akiyuki Nosaka
Akiyuki Nosaka
Screenplay
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Sound Original Music Composer
Michio Mamiya
Michio Mamiya
Sound Director
Yasuo Uragami
Yasuo Uragami
Sound Effects
Michihiro Itou
Michihiro Itou
Noriyoshi Oohira
Noriyoshi Oohira
Sound Mixer
Hisanori Ooshiro
Hisanori Ooshiro
Camera Director of Photography
Nobuo Koyama
Nobuo Koyama
Editing Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Takeshi Seyama
Visual Effects Animation Director
Yoshifumi Kondo
Yoshifumi Kondo
Color Designer
Michiyo Yasuda
Michiyo Yasuda
Character Designer
Yoshifumi Kondo
Yoshifumi Kondo
Key Animation
Yoshiji Kigami
Yoshiji Kigami
Hideaki Anno
Hideaki Anno
Yukiyoshi Hane
Yukiyoshi Hane
Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi Umetsu
Toshiyasu Okada
Toshiyasu Okada
Toshitsugu Saida
Toshitsugu Saida
Shojuro Yamauchi
Shojuro Yamauchi
Reiko Okuyama
Reiko Okuyama
Noriko Ozeki
Noriko Ozeki
Noriko Moritomo
Noriko Moritomo
Noboru Takano
Noboru Takano
Michiyo Sakurai
Michiyo Sakurai
Megumi Kagawa
Megumi Kagawa
Kuniyuki Ishii
Kuniyuki Ishii
Kitarou Kousaka
Kitarou Kousaka
Iku Ishiguro
Iku Ishiguro
Hiroshi Ogawa
Hiroshi Ogawa
Hideo Kawauchi
Hideo Kawauchi
Atsuko Otani
Atsuko Otani
Akio Sakai
Akio Sakai
Compositing Artist
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Art Art Direction
Nizou Yamamoto
Nizou Yamamoto
Assistant Art Director
Katsu Hisamura
Katsu Hisamura
Background Designer
Toru Hishiyama
Toru Hishiyama
Crew Special Effects
Kunji Tanifuji
Kunji Tanifuji
Translator
Neil Nadelman
Neil Nadelman
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