Grave of the Fireflies vs The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for The Wind That Shakes the Barley). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 7m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2006). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
The Wind That Shakes the Barley| Grave of the Fireflies | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Ken Loach |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Liam Cunningham, Cillian Murphy, Aidan O'Hare, Pádraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald |
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 Wind That Shakes the Barley
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
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