This movie is set in the "Grave of the Fireflies" era and its basically about a girl who is telling the story when she was very young during World War 2. The anime has the nice slow moving pace from the early 40s to the mid 40s but then, it slowly creeps up on you as the war was beginning to be at its worst! I simply as a viewer of this movie, was not ready for the worst like you wouldn't even think of it until it does happen!
I was abosuletely heartbroken and very upset that Kayoko's family including her baby bro & grandmother, were perished when the Amercians invaded the Tokyo village. It was a miracle that herself and her brother Kisaburou were the only ones alive. Although they were seperated for a bit when he had a job of cleaning deployed soliders shoes and it was even sadder that Kisaburou didn't want to talk to her. I suppose employment was still at its decline after the war and like it was one of the worst events that humanity ever experienced! I felt sick to my stomach that we get to see near the end that Kayoko had to see her home burnt down to the ground. An 11 year old or anybody in Japan that time, didn't deserve this mistreatment. Why is all I can ask here....
Brilliant anime, very very sad just like the "Grave of the Fireflies".
May all who have died during World War 2 in Japan, rest in peace <3
I was abosuletely heartbroken and very upset that Kayoko's family including her baby bro & grandmother, were perished when the Amercians invaded the Tokyo village. It was a miracle that herself and her brother Kisaburou were the only ones alive. Although they were seperated for a bit when he had a job of cleaning deployed soliders shoes and it was even sadder that Kisaburou didn't want to talk to her. I suppose employment was still at its decline after the war and like it was one of the worst events that humanity ever experienced! I felt sick to my stomach that we get to see near the end that Kayoko had to see her home burnt down to the ground. An 11 year old or anybody in Japan that time, didn't deserve this mistreatment. Why is all I can ask here....
Brilliant anime, very very sad just like the "Grave of the Fireflies".
May all who have died during World War 2 in Japan, rest in peace <3