Grave of the Fireflies vs Macbeth
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Macbeth). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 53m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2015). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Macbeth| Grave of the Fireflies | Macbeth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Justin Kurzel |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | David Hayman, Sean Harris, Michael Fassbender, Paddy Considine, David Thewlis |
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.
Macbeth
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
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