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Tombstone of the Fireflies

Tombstone of the Fireflies

2008•1h 40m•7.4/10
DramaWar

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.4/10(16)

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.

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Production

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

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Reo Yoshitake

Seita

Rina Hatakeyama

Setsuko

Keiko Matsuzaka

Keiko Matsuzaka

Widow

Seiko Matsuda

Seiko Matsuda

Yukiko

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Hiromi Chino

Kimie Honjo

Jun Etoh

Jun Etoh

Masao Honjo

Kazuki Hagiwara

Widow's son

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