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Grave of the Fireflies is a live-action TV drama adaptation of Grave of the Fireflies, made by NTV in Japan. It was produced in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. The drama aired on November 1, 2005. Like the anime, the live-action version of Grave of the Fireflies focuses on two siblings, Seita and Setsuko, struggling to survive the final days of the war in Kobe, Japan. Unlike the animated version, however, it tells the story from the point of view of their cousin and also deals with the issue of how the war-time environment could change a kind lady into a hard-hearted woman. The film stars Nanako Matsushima as the aunt and Mao Inoue as the cousin.
Original Release
11/01/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yasunori Danta | Eisaku Matsui (Motoko's husband) |
Mayuko Fukuda | Hana Sawano (Natsu's sister) / Hana |
Mansaku Fuwa | The farmer |
Shota Horie | Teizo Sawano (Natsu's brother) |
Tsuyoshi Ihara | Genzo Sawano (Hisako's husband) / Genzo |
Narumi Iihara | Yuki Sawano (Natsu's sister) |
Mao Inoue | Keiko Mitsumura (Natsu's granddaughter) / Natsu,Keiko |
Hoshi Ishida | Seita Yokokawa (Setsuko's big brother) / Yokokawa Seita |
Jun Kaname | Yoshie Sawano (Genzo's brother) |
Keiko Kishi | Natsu Mitsumura (old) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yasunori Danta | Eisaku Matsui (Motoko's husband) |
Mayuko Fukuda | Hana Sawano (Natsu's sister) / Hana |
Mansaku Fuwa | The farmer |
Shota Horie | Teizo Sawano (Natsu's brother) |
Tsuyoshi Ihara | Genzo Sawano (Hisako's husband) / Genzo |
Narumi Iihara | Yuki Sawano (Natsu's sister) |
Mao Inoue | Keiko Mitsumura (Natsu's granddaughter) / Natsu,Keiko |
Hoshi Ishida | Seita Yokokawa (Setsuko's big brother) / Yokokawa Seita |
Jun Kaname | Yoshie Sawano (Genzo's brother) |
Keiko Kishi | Natsu Mitsumura (old) |
Nanako Matsushima | Hisako Sawano (Seita mother's cousin) / Hisako |
Katsuhisa Namase | Toshiyuki Yoshioka (policeman) |
Yui Natsukawa | Kyoko Yokokawa (Setsuko's mother) / Kyoko |
Yukari Nishio | |
Rei Okamoto | Motoko Matsui (Eisaku's wife) |
Mao Sasaki | Setsuko Yokokawa / Setsuko |
Ikki Sawamura | Kiyoshi Yokokawa (Setsuko's father) / Kiyoshi |
Hideo Takamatsu | The rice seller |
Sô Yamanaka | |
Laura G. Chirinos | The Chairman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mamoru Koizumi | Producer |
Ken Murase | Producer |
Toshiaki Nanba | Producer |