Death Does Not Exist vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for Death Does Not Exist). Death Does Not Exist is the shorter watch at 1h 12m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Death Does Not Exist
Grave of the Fireflies| Death Does Not Exist | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 12m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Félix Dufour-Laperrière | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, Zeneb Blanchet, Karelle Tremblay, Barbara Ulrich, Irène Dufour | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
Death Does Not Exist
After a failed armed attack during which she abandons her companions, Hélène flees into the forest and meets Catherine, a mysterious alter ego, a carnivorous and tempting alter ego. This double will take her to a fantastic valley, where metamorphoses, poisonous powers and great upheavals will soon shake up the order of things. Hélène will have to revisit her choices and the moral, political and human dilemmas that circumscribe them.
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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