Japanese Title
"Hotaru no Haka"

AKA
"Grave of the Fireflies"

Novel
Akiyuki Nosaka

Release Date
April 16th, 1988
October 1994 (Chicago International Film Festival)

Genres
Drama, War

Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi as Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi as Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara as Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi as Aunt (voice)

Director
Isao Takahata

Producers
Tohru Hara
Ryoichi Sato

Screenplay
Isao Takahata

Character Design
Yoshifumi Kondô

Animation
Yoshifumi Kondô

Music
Yoshio Mamiya

Production
Studio Ghibli

Distributor
Bandai Visual

Running Time
1 hr. 28 min.

U.S. Credits

Titles
"Grave of the Fireflies" (USA)
"Tombstone for Fireflies" (USA)
"Tombstone for the Fireflies" (Australia)

MPAA Rating
PG-13 for violence and emotional intensity

Release Date
October 1994 (Chicago International Film Festival)

Cast
J. Robert Spencer as Seita (voice)
Rhoda Chrosite as Setsuko (voice)
Veronica Taylor as Mother (voice)
Amy Jones as Aunt (voice)

Translation
Neil Nadelman

Producers
John O'Donnell
Stephanie Shalofsky

Dubbing Supervisor
Anthony Salerno

Production
Laughing Dog Studios

Distributor
Central Park Media

Website
Grave of the Fireflies