Grave of the Fireflies vs The 12th Man
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for The 12th Man). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 16m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2017). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
The 12th Man| Grave of the Fireflies | The 12th Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 2h 16m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Harald Zwart |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Vegar Hoel, Thomas Gullestad, Marie Blokhus |
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.
The 12th Man
After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.
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