Grave of the Fireflies vs The Children of Huang Shi
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for The Children of Huang Shi). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 5m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2008). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
The Children of Huang Shi| Grave of the Fireflies | The Children of Huang Shi | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Radha Mitchell, David Wenham |
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 Children of Huang Shi
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
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