Grave of the Fireflies vs LOLA
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for LOLA). LOLA is the shorter watch at 1h 19m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2023). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
LOLA| Grave of the Fireflies | LOLA | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 19m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, Science Fiction, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Andrew Legge |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Stefanie Martini, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Hugh O'Conor, Lorcan Cranitch, Ian Toner |
Synopsis
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.
LOLA
Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.
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