Grave of the Fireflies vs Tangerines
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.7/10 for Tangerines). Tangerines is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2013). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Tangerines| Grave of the Fireflies | Tangerines | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Zaza Urushadze |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Lembit Ulfsak, Giorgi Nakashidze, Elmo Nüganen, Misha Meskhi, Raivo Trass |
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.
Tangerines
War in Abkhazia, 1992. An Estonian man Ivo has stayed behind to harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo is forced to take him in.
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