Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Name |
Seita | Seita |  |
Alias |
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Race |
Human | Human | |
Gender |
Male | Male | |
Age |
14 years old | 14 years old | |
Hair |
Black | Black | |
Eyes |
Brown | Brown | |
Height |
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Weight |
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Status |
Son of a Naval Officer | Son of a Naval Officer | |
Quote |
Setsuko...... | ||
Voice |
J. Robert Spencer | Tsutomu Tatsumi | |
Debut |
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Anime |
Grave of the Fireflies | Hotaru no Haka |
Seita is the son of a naval officer so he and his family receive better treatment then other families. However, that doesn't save him when his house is destroyed during the fire bombings in Kobe, Japan. After his mother dies, he is in charge of taking care of his little sister, Setsuko.
Seita, despite the situation he is in, is rather carefree. Though when Setsuko and Seita leave their aunt's care, he starts to worry more and resorts to stealing. He loves his sister and Japan very much.
Seita is the brother of Setsuko and (in a way) is like a father to her. Seita cares about making his sister happy during World War II. With their mother dead (she was killed by a bomb), their father at war (he dies by not being able to land the plane), and their aunt being mean, it is Seita's responsibility to take care of Setsuko.
Running away from their aunt, he chooses to have him and his sister live in a shelter he found. Everything was fine until his sister became ill and died. Seita tried to survive without her, but he dies of starvation at the subway in the end of the movie.
Flag[admin]#4 - Posted by Shika on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 at 4:45pm:
This is possibly one of the most heart breaking films that make people realize what war really is and what it does. Kids say they want to go to war, but they truly dont know the horrors of it, on both sides. Seita and Setsuko's mother was a good example of what both the Japanese and Americans faced in WW2, and I cringed and cried for her. Shes not a real person, but to survive through something like a bombing would be awful to me.
Then there is these two. I can't help but cry because it seems like Seita is Setsuko's father, because he looks after her like a true adult would with their child. Sadly though, with no money and no nutritious food, Setsuko bitterly dies of malnutrition and starvation, while later on in the movie, Seita dies of starvation in a subway.
If you want someone to see just what War and fighting do, show them this. I don't believe anyone should deserve the fate these two had, along with many others in WW2. ... show more »
Flag[admin]#3 - Posted by GamerGrrl on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 5:31pm:
I'm watching the movie right now. I've only watched maybe a third of the movie so far, but I've already come to this conclusion: on the day that one watches this movie, one can only eat and sleep for the remainder of the day. Anything else would seem too disrespectful. Maybe this movie shall teach my classmates a little respect and humility. I may seem a bit moody and depressed right now, but I truly don't approve of Dudette's exclamation mark two comments down... ... show more »
Flag[admin]#2 - Posted by Sweta on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 at 8:42am:
this is one of the most amazing and powerful war movie I've ever seen... it flows like a poem stirring and challenging the human spirit inside you... we are forced to ask ourselves that who benefits from war?????
Flag[admin]#1 - Posted by Dudette on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 4:56am:
A great movie! One of my favourites.