Fires on the Plain vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Fires on the Plain). Fires on the Plain is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2015). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fires on the Plain
Grave of the Fireflies| Fires on the Plain | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Shinya Tsukamoto | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Shinya Tsukamoto, Tatsuya Nakamura, Masato Tsujioka, Lily Franky, Yuko Nakamura | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
Fires on the Plain
In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.
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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