Gezhi Town vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 4.9/10 for Gezhi Town). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 2m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gezhi Town
Grave of the Fireflies| Gezhi Town | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1988 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kong Sheng | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | Ni Dahong, Liao Fan, Gao Xuanming, Peng Yuchang, Xiao Zhan | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
Gezhi Town
A group of Chinese refugees and straggler soldiers, led by a machinist, defend their mountain town, "Gezhi," against a surprise attack by Japanese reconnaissance troops in a desperate fight using civilian ingenuity against a trained military force.
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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