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.
Cast
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
Teruhisa Harita
Station Worker (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Person in Bank (voice)
Michio Denpo
Station Worker / Doctor (voice)
Shiro Tamaki
Person in Bank (voice)
Mika Sekita
Nurse (voice)
Kyoko Moriwaki
(voice)
Crew
Isao Takahata
Director, Screenplay
Akiyuki Nosaka
Short Story
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Nobuo Koyama
Director of Photography
Tooru Hara
Producer
Yoshifumi Kondo
Animation Director, Character Designer
Hideaki Anno
Key Animation
Yukiyoshi Hane
Key Animation
Yasuomi Umetsu
Key Animation
Toshitsugu Saida
Key Animation
Shojuro Yamauchi
Key Animation
Reiko Okuyama
Key Animation
Noriko Ozeki
Key Animation
Noriko Moritomo
Key Animation
Noboru Takano
Key Animation
Michiyo Sakurai
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Kuniyuki Ishii
Key Animation
Kitaro Kosaka
Key Animation
Iku Ishiguro
Key Animation
Hideo Kawauchi
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Akio Sakai
Key Animation
Yoshiji Kigami
Key Animation
Toshiyasu Okada
Key Animation
Kazu Hisamura
Assistant Art Director
Yasuo Uragami
Sound Director
Hisanori Ooshiro
Sound Mixer
Michihiro Itou
Sound Effects
Noriyoshi Ohira
Sound Effects
Kaoru Tanifuji
Special Effects
Michio Mamiya
Original Music Composer
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Compositing Artist
Neil Nadelman
Translator
Yoshiyuki Momose
Layout
Toru Hishiyama
Background Designer
Mutsuo Koseki
Background Designer
Shuichi Hirata
Background Designer
Noriko Higuchi
Background Designer
Seiki Tamura
Background Designer
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Background Designer
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Background Designer
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Background Designer
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Background Designer
Eiji Hirakawa
Background Designer
Junko Ina
Background Designer
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Nizou Yamamoto
Art Direction
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