Gauze vs Grave of the Fireflies
Gauze has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 8.5/10 for Grave of the Fireflies). Gauze is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gauze
Grave of the Fireflies| Gauze | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1988 |
| Length | 8m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nicholas Arujah, Noran Fikri Alezabi | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan, Mjd Ali | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
Gauze
14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim - not for passion, but for survival.
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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