Grave of the Fireflies
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Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 Japanese animated war film written and directed by Isao Takahata. It stars the voices of Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, and Akemi Yamaguchi. Base
Theatrical release poster
Incendiary bombs being dropped onto Kobe, the setting of the film
Isao Takahata
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Isao Takahata was a Japanese director, screenwriter and producer. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he earned international critical acclaim for his work as a director of Japanese animated feature films.
Grave of the Fireflies
…Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 Japanese animated war film written and directed by Isao Takahata. It stars the voices of Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, and Akemi Yamaguchi. Based on Akiyuki Nosaka's 1967 semi-autobiographical…
Takahata at the 2014 Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Okayama Asahi Prefectural High School, Takahata's high school
Studio Ghibli's later headquarters in Koganei, Tokyo.