Bank Customers
The customers who conversed with Seita when withdrawing his mother's savings and informed him of Japan's surrender
Unnamed bank customers who, just before the end of the Pacific War, informed Seita—who had gone to the bank to withdraw his mother's savings—of Japan's surrender and the destruction of the Combined Fleet, shocking him.
Trivia
- The bank customers have no personal names or detailed character images depicted; they are crowd-like existences in the story.
- Their conversation plays an important role in making Seita intensely aware of Japan's defeat.
- They appear as the only adult voices in the work that tell Seita the truth of the war situation.
Alternate names
Bank Customers
Profile
- Species
- Human
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- No names or detailed descriptions in the story; they are ordinary middle-aged or elderly Japanese male customers inside the bank.
Personality and abilities
- Detailed personality
- No particular personality as customers is depicted. They have a calm tone of voice in the position of conveying war situation information.
- Keywords
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- calm
- nameless
- information conveyors
History
- Backstory
- In the final stages of the story, when Seita goes to the bank to withdraw his mother's savings, they appear as customers and fulfill the role of conveying the crucial fact of the war's end. Individual characters are not specified, symbolizing ordinary citizens during wartime.
- Debut date
- 1967-10
- Work title
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Media type
- Manga
Communication of Japan's unconditional surrender
- Significant event
- Communication of Japan's unconditional surrender
- Description
- Through the customers' conversation at the bank, Seita learns of Japan's unconditional surrender to America and the destruction of the Combined Fleet, realizing the change in the war situation and receiving a shock.
Media appearances
Grave of the Fireflies
Manga / Supporting
Serialized in 1967
Grave of the Fireflies
Anime / Supporting
1988 film
Grave of the Fireflies (live-action film)
Movie / Supporting
Released in 2008
Voice cast and creators
Akiyuki Nosaka
- Creator name
- Akiyuki Nosaka
- Role
- Original author
Studio Ghibli
- Creator name
- Studio Ghibli
- Role
- Animation studio
Isao Takahata
- Creator name
- Isao Takahata
- Role
- Director
Bungeishunjū
- Creator name
- Bungeishunjū
- Role
- Publisher