Grave of the Fireflies vs Taking Chance
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for Taking Chance). Taking Chance is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2009). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Taking Chance| Grave of the Fireflies | Taking Chance | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 17m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, TV Movie, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Ross Katz |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | John Magaro, Kevin Bacon, Mike Colter, Enver Gjokaj, Noah Fleiss |
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.
Taking Chance
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
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