Grave of the Fireflies vs Some Thing
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Some Thing). Some Thing is the shorter watch at 7m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2015). Both are animation movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Grave of the Fireflies | Some Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 7m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Elena Walf |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Florian Stamm |
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.
Some Thing
Oil, gold and fire are the treasures inside the proud giant mountains. For the little mountain it's impossible to keep up with that. He's just in possession of this tiny, strange and useless SOME THING.
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