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 ...
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. Why do fireflies have to die so soon?
Tsutomu TatsumiCharacter: Seita (voice)
Ayano ShiraishiCharacter: Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko ShinoharaCharacter: Mother (voice)
Akemi YamaguchiCharacter: Auntie (voice)Masayo SakaiCharacter: Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)Kozo HashidaCharacter: Obayashi Chairman (voice)Kazumi NozakiCharacter: Cousin (voice)Yoshio MatsuokaCharacter: Gosaku (voice)Masahiro KanetakeCharacter: Aunt's House Guest (voice)Kiyoshi YanagawaCharacter: Patrolman (voice)Hajime MakiCharacter: Man who arrests Seita (voice)Atsuo OmotemCharacter: Person in Bank (voice)Teruhisa HaritaCharacter: Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi TanakaCharacter: Person in Bank (voice)Michio DenpoCharacter: Station Worker / Doctor (voice)Shiro TamakiCharacter: Person in Bank (voice)Mika SekitaCharacter: Nurse (voice)
Kyoko MoriwakiCharacter: (voice)