Alexandra vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for Alexandra). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 35m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2007). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alexandra
Grave of the Fireflies| Alexandra | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aleksandr Sokurov | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Aleksei Neymyshev, Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva, Evgeniy Tkachuk | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
Alexandra
Elderly Aleksandra visits her Russian soldier grandson, Denis, at the Chechen war front, providing comfort as she tours his army. All the while, Denis ponders the reason for her unexpected appearance.
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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