Grave of the Fireflies vs Paper Trail
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Paper Trail). Paper Trail is the shorter watch at 14m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2026). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Paper Trail| Grave of the Fireflies | Paper Trail | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 14m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Don Hertzfeldt |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | – |
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.
Paper Trail
A life, seen through paper.
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