Grave of the Fireflies vs Waltz with Bashir
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.7/10 for Waltz with Bashir). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2008). Both are animation, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Waltz with Bashir| Grave of the Fireflies | Waltz with Bashir | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation, Documentary, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Ari Folman |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Mickey Leon, Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, Yehezkel Lazarov, Ronny Dayag |
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.
Waltz with Bashir
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
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