731 vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 3.3/10 for 731). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 5m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
731
Grave of the Fireflies| 731 | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1988 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Zhao Linshan | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Joyce Feng, Irene Wan, Jiang Wu, Yasuyuki Hirata, Wang Zhiwen | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
731
Based on true events set during WWII in Northeast China, an ordinary man is thrust into a turbulent fate against the backdrop of the inhumane bacterial experiments conducted by the Japanese Imperial Army's notorious Unit 731.
Grave of the Fireflies
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
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