Grave of the Fireflies vs Piney: The Lonesome Pine
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Piney: The Lonesome Pine). Piney: The Lonesome Pine is the shorter watch at 26m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2019). Both are animation movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Piney: The Lonesome Pine| Grave of the Fireflies | Piney: The Lonesome Pine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 26m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Timothy Hooten, Todd Edwards |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Jonathan Pryce, Simon Pegg, Lesley Nicol, Parminder Nagra, Jason Anthony |
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.
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
A cheerful Welsh girl grows a talking pine named PINEY to be her Christmas tree, but when he's accidentally removed from her grandfather's Christmas tree farm, the plucky family dog leads him on a journey across the countryside while the girl and her grandpa frantically search to get them home before Christmas. Piney's unexpected journey is filled with love, hope and inspiration.
Where to watch
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