Grave of the Fireflies vs Signes de vie
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 3.6/10 for Signes de vie). Signes de vie is the shorter watch at 10m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2004). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Signes de vie| Grave of the Fireflies | Signes de vie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 3.6/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 10m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Arnaud Demuynck |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Emmanuelle Bunel |
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.
Signes de vie
One night, near a cliff-to, a young woman receives a marvellous and unhoped for invitation of life.
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