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Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

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Grave of the Fireflies

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Director

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  • Isao Takahata
    Isao Takahata

Writers

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  • Akiyuki Nosaka
    Akiyuki Nosaka
    novel
  • Isao Takahata
    Isao Takahata
    written by

Cast

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  • Tsutomu Tatsumi
    Tsutomu Tatsumi
    Seita
    (voice)
  • Ayano Shiraishi
    Ayano Shiraishi
    Setsuko
    (voice)
  • Yoshiko Shinohara
    Yoshiko Shinohara
    Mother
    (voice)
  • Akemi Yamaguchi
    Akemi Yamaguchi
    Aunt
    (voice)
  • Kôzô Hashida
    Kôzô Hashida
    Obayashi Chairman
    (voice)
  • Masayo Sakai
    Masayo Sakai
    Woman who takes care of Setsuko
    (voice)
  • Kazumi Nozaki
    Kazumi Nozaki
    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 Omote
    Atsuo Omote
    Person in bank
    (voice)
  • Teruhisa Harita
    Teruhisa Harita
    Station worker
    (voice)
  • Hiroshi Tanaka
    Hiroshi Tanaka
    Person in bank
    (voice)
  • Michio Denpô
    Michio Denpô
    Station worker
    /Doctor
    (voice)
  • Shirô Tamaki
    Shirô Tamaki
    Person in bank
    (voice)
  • Tadashi Nakamura
    Tadashi Nakamura
    (voice)
  • Mika Sekita
    Mika Sekita
    Nurse
    (voice)
  • Mariko Miyamoto
    Mariko Miyamoto
    (voice)
  • Atsushi Matsumoto
    Atsushi Matsumoto
    Kid with fishing tackle
    (voice)
  • Haruko Matsuda
    Haruko Matsuda
    (voice)
  • Keiko Ueda
    Keiko Ueda
    (voice)
  • Kazuhiko Takeoka
    Kazuhiko Takeoka
    Kid with fishing tackle
    (voice)
  • Kiyomi Ajisaka
    Kiyomi Ajisaka
    Person in bank
    (voice)
  • Makio Ueno
    Makio Ueno
    Kid with fishing tackle
    (voice)
  • Toyokazu Hiramatsu
    Toyokazu Hiramatsu
    Kid with fishing tackle
    (voice)
  • Kyôko Moriwaki
    Kyôko Moriwaki
    (voice)
  • Takashi Shimatani
    Takashi Shimatani
    Kid with fishing tackle
    (voice)
  • Ryûji Sanada
    Ryûji Sanada
    Kid with fishing tackle
    (voice)
  • Tamotsu Kuni
    Tamotsu Kuni
    (voice)
  • Haruo Kaji
    Haruo Kaji
    (voice)
  • Toshiko Ama
    Toshiko Ama
    (voice)
  • Makoto Kobayashi
    Makoto Kobayashi
    (voice)
  • Ken'ichi Sawada
    Ken'ichi Sawada
    (voice)
  • Ikuo Kokubu
    Ikuo Kokubu
    (voice)
  • Yûsuke Yokoyama
    Yûsuke Yokoyama
    (voice)
  • Yoshinaga Fusamoto
    Yoshinaga Fusamoto
    (voice)
  • Kôshirô Tanimoto
    Kôshirô Tanimoto
    (voice)
  • Masato Moriya
    Masato Moriya
    (voice)
  • Tetsurô Nakayama
    Tetsurô Nakayama
    (voice)
  • Naoki Fujita
    Naoki Fujita
    (voice)
  • Masafumi Jôno
    Masafumi Jôno
    (voice)
  • Tsukasa Ban
    Tsukasa Ban
    (voice)
  • Makiko Kinoshita
    Makiko Kinoshita
    (voice)
  • Senkoku Yukuhara
    Senkoku Yukuhara
    (voice)
  • Yûko Kurokawa
    Yûko Kurokawa
    (voice)
  • Mayumi Kawaguchi
    Mayumi Kawaguchi
    (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Marcy Bannor
    Marcy Bannor
    Aunt (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Shelley Calene-Black
    Shelley Calene-Black
    Shelley Calene-Black
    Mother (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Luci Christian
    Luci Christian
    Luci Christian
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Shannon Conley
    Shannon Conley
    Shannon Conley
    Additional Voices (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Justin Doran
    Justin Doran
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Crispin Freeman
    Crispin Freeman
    Crispin Freeman
    Doctors
    /Old Man (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Dan Green
    Dan Green
    Dan Green
    Additional Voices (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Amy Jones
    Amy Jones
    Aunt (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Susan O. Koozin
    Susan O. Koozin
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version) (as Susan Koozin)
  • George Leaver
    George Leaver
    Additional Voices (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Andrew Love
    Andrew Love
    Train Station Worker 1 (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • David Matranga
    David Matranga
    David Matranga
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Rob Mungle
    Rob Mungle
    Rob Mungle
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Emily Neves
    Emily Neves
    Emily Neves
    Setsuko (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Corinne Orr
    Corinne Orr
    Setsuko (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version) (as Rhoda Chrosite)
  • Sam Roman
    Sam Roman
    Sam Roman
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Blake Shepard
    Blake Shepard
    Blake Shepard
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • J. Robert Spencer is a Tony Nominated Actor for the Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Next to Normal, Original Nick Massi Jersey Boys.
    J. Robert Spencer
    J. Robert Spencer
    Seita (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Nick Sullivan
    Nick Sullivan
    Nick Sullivan
    Additional Voices (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Veronica Taylor
    Veronica Taylor
    Veronica Taylor
    Mother (Central Park Media dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • David Wald
    David Wald
    David Wald
    Additional Voices (Sentai Filmworks dub)
    (voice: English version)
  • Ren Hanami
    Ren Hanami
    Ren Hanami
    Aunt (English)
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Joey Goubeaud
    Joey Goubeaud
    executive producer: ADV Films (english version)
  • Tôru Hara
    Tôru Hara
    producer (as Toru Hara)
  • John Ledford
    John Ledford
    executive producer: Sentai Filmworks (english version) / producer: ADV Films (english version)
  • John O'Donnell
    John O'Donnell
    executive producer: Central Park Media (english version)
  • Ryôichi Satô
    Ryôichi Satô
    planning producer
  • Stephanie Shalofsky
    Stephanie Shalofsky
    producer: Central Park Media (english version)
  • Eiichi Takahashi
    Eiichi Takahashi
    executive producer: Sentai Filmworks (english version)
  • Shin'ichirô Ueda
    Shin'ichirô Ueda
    line producer (as Shinichirou Ueda)

Composer

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  • Michio Mamiya
    Michio Mamiya

Cinematographer

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  • Nobuo Koyama
    Nobuo Koyama
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Takeshi Seyama
    Takeshi Seyama

Art Director

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  • Nizô Yamamoto
    Nizô Yamamoto
    (as Nizou Yamamoto)

Production Management

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  • Shin'ichirô Ueda
    Shin'ichirô Ueda
    production manager

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Norihiko Sutô
    Norihiko Sutô
    assistant director (as Norihiko Sudo)

Art Department

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  • Katsu Hisamura
    Katsu Hisamura
    assistant art director
  • Michiyo Yasuda
    Michiyo Yasuda
    color key
  • Yoshiyuki Momose
    Yoshiyuki Momose
    storyboard artist (uncredited)
  • Isao Takahata
    Isao Takahata
    storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Christopher Bourque
    Christopher Bourque
    mixing: Sentai Filmworks dub (as Lash Bourque) / sound designer: Sentai Filmworks dub (as Lash Bourque)
  • Bill Donnelly
    Bill Donnelly
    mix engineer: english version
  • Alexandre Fenot
    Alexandre Fenot
    french dialogue editor
  • Michihiro Itô
    Michihiro Itô
    sound effects editor: &M Planning Center
  • Kiyoshi Ôhira
    Kiyoshi Ôhira
    sound effects (as Noriyoshi Oohira)
  • Hisanori Ôshiro
    Hisanori Ôshiro
    sound mixer
  • Yasuo Urakami
    Yasuo Urakami
    sound director (as Yasuo Uragami)

Special Effects

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  • Kaoru Tanifuji
    Kaoru Tanifuji
    special effects (as Kunji Tanifuji)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Masashi Abe
    Masashi Abe
    camera operator: Lucky More
  • Akitarô Daichi
    Akitarô Daichi
    camera operator: Lucky More
  • Shinji Ito
    Shinji Ito
    camera operator: Lucky More
  • Atsushi Kageyama
    Atsushi Kageyama
    camera operator: Lucky More
  • Hideo Okazaki
    Hideo Okazaki
    camera operator: Lucky More
  • Tsugio Ozawa
    Tsugio Ozawa
    camera operator: Lucky More (as Tsuguo Ozawa)
  • Naoyuki Taniguchi
    Naoyuki Taniguchi
    camera operator: Lucky More

Animation Department

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  • Homi Abe
    Homi Abe
    cel painter
  • Hideaki Anno
    Hideaki Anno
    key animator
  • Toshie Aoki
    Toshie Aoki
    cel painter
  • Reiko Aonuma
    Reiko Aonuma
    cel painter
  • Mieko Asai
    Mieko Asai
    cel painter
  • Tsutomu Awada
    Tsutomu Awada
    inbetween artist (as Tsutomu Awata)
  • Manami Beppu
    Manami Beppu
    cel painter
  • Yumi Enozawa
    Yumi Enozawa
    inbetween artist
  • Mayumi Fujimoto
    Mayumi Fujimoto
    inbetween artist
  • Tazuko Fukutsuchi
    Tazuko Fukutsuchi
    inbetween artist

Casting Department

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  • Dorit Simone
    Dorit Simone
    (2025 english version, casting director)

Editorial Department

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  • Hiroshi Adachi
    Hiroshi Adachi
    assistant editor
  • Dekker Dreyer
    Dekker Dreyer
    re-mastering

Production Department

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  • Tadahiko Arai
    Tadahiko Arai
    production committee
  • Kunioki Hatsumi
    Kunioki Hatsumi
    production committee
  • Atsushi Kamimura
    Atsushi Kamimura
    production assistant
  • Kayla King
    Kayla King
    production assistant: Sentai re-release
  • Goro Morita
    Goro Morita
    production assistant
  • Takuo Murase
    Takuo Murase
    production committee
  • Tomoaki Nishikiri
    Tomoaki Nishikiri
    production assistant
  • Hiroshi Nitta
    Hiroshi Nitta
    production committee
  • Naoyuki Oshikiri
    Naoyuki Oshikiri
    production desk
  • Kenji Sasaki
    Kenji Sasaki
    production committee

Additional Crew

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  • Peter Bavaro
    Peter Bavaro
    adr producer: English version: Cental Park Media release
  • Steven Foster
    Steven Foster
    adr director: English version - Sentai Filmworks release
  • Masanori Michiie
    Masanori Michiie
    technical assistant: Stack
  • Mamoru Murao
    Mamoru Murao
    technical assistant: Jôsai Duplo
  • Neil Nadelman
    Neil Nadelman
    translator: english version: Cental Park Media release
  • Yoshirô Saitô
    Yoshirô Saitô
    technical assistant: Stack
  • Tony Salerno
    Tony Salerno
    dubbing supervisor (as Anthony Salerno) (Cental Park Media release)
  • Yoshiko Tagami
    Yoshiko Tagami
    titles
  • Hideo Takagu
    Hideo Takagu
    titles
  • Eric Thomann
    Eric Thomann
    coordinator

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