A Silent Voice: The Movie vs Grave of the Fireflies
A Silent Voice: The Movie and Grave of the Fireflies are tied on audience score (8.4/10). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 9m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2016). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Grave of the Fireflies| A Silent Voice: The Movie | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1988 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Naoko Yamada | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Saori Hayami, Miyu Irino, Megumi Han, Kensho Ono, Aoi Yuuki | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
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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