Battle for Castle Itter vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 1/10 for Battle for Castle Itter). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Battle for Castle Itter
Grave of the Fireflies| Battle for Castle Itter | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 1.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Maximilian Elfeldt | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Staša Nikolić, Frano Lasić, Daniel Grogan, Petar Arsić, Marko Filipović | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
Battle for Castle Itter
A small detachment of the 12th Armored Division is sent to rescue French political prisoners near the end of WWII. The soldiers take an instant dislike to the elite French who are equally unimpressed with the small rag-tag force sent to save them. But as SS troops surround the castle, the soldiers and prisoners will have to fight together if they have any chance of surviving the onslaught of the Elite SS soldiers.
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.
Where to watch
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