Grave of the Fireflies vs Persepolis
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.9/10 for Persepolis). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 35m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2007). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Persepolis| Grave of the Fireflies | Persepolis | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Arié Elmaleh, Mathias Mlekuz |
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.
Persepolis
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
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