Grave of the Fireflies vs Tigerland
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Tigerland). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 41m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2000). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Tigerland| Grave of the Fireflies | Tigerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Joel Schumacher |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Neil Brown Jr., Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Nick Searcy, Cole Hauser |
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.
Tigerland
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
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