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Tombstone of the Fireflies
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Tombstone of the Fireflies

Jul 5, 2008
1h 40m
★ 7.3

Overview

Set during World War II, the film follows a young brother and sister as they attempt to survive the aftermath of the firebombing of Kobe City.

Genres

Drama
War

Production Companies

Bandai Visual
TV Tokyo
Pony Canyon
Eisei Gekijo
Sakumaseika
TORNADO FILM
Jolly Roger
Pal Entertainments Production

Cast

Reo Yoshitake

Seita

Reo Yoshitake

Rina Hatakeyama

Setsuko

Rina Hatakeyama

Keiko Matsuzaka

Widow

Keiko Matsuzaka

Seiko Matsuda

Yukiko

Seiko Matsuda

Hiromi Chino

Kimie Honjo

Hiromi Chino

Jun Etoh

Masao Honjo

Jun Etoh

Kazuki Hagiwara

Widow's son

Kazuki Hagiwara

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