A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated tale follows Seita (Tsutomu Tatsumi), a teenager charged with the care of his younger sister, Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi), after an American firebombing during World War II separates the two children from their parents. Their tale of survival is as heartbreaking as it is true to life. A heart wrenching and dystopian movie where the story-line progresses through the perspective of the children, Setsuko and Seita. It only shows how kids perceive wars and try to grasp the reality around them which changes very quickly. The 14 year old boy is forced to quickly grow up as the society shows it's back to all unfortunates, even his relatives. He also acknowledges that there is little he can do to improve upon his circumstances while he does his best in trying to look after his 4 year old sister. It's a story of tremendous loss and the pain that comes with it, the despair and strive for survival. The siblings rely completely on each other and struggle against all odds to stay together and stay alive.
It makes us realize that wars may have winners or losers, it's infliction may be justified by war mongers but it never spares anyone, rich or poor, winner or loser, guilty or innocent and that both sides have hands drenched with blood.
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