Fate of a Man vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for Fate of a Man). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 43m. Fate of a Man is the older of the two (1959 against 1988). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fate of a Man
Grave of the Fireflies| Fate of a Man | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1959 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sergey Bondarchuk | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Pavel Boriskin, Zinaida Kirienko, Pavel Volkov | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
Fate of a Man
The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
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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