Grave of the Fireflies vs The Pianist
Grave of the Fireflies and The Pianist are tied on audience score (8.5/10). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 30m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2002). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
The Pianist| Grave of the Fireflies | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
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 Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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