this movie is one of those rare masterpieces that I don't have guts to watch again.

this is such a sad masterpiece of a movie it explains how life was like at the end of ww2 and I still think about it now even though i watched it so long ago

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This movie is peak sadness. The story was compelling beginning to end, and throughout the movie you are just hoping things don’t end up the way they are planned in the beginning, but they do and it plays out extremely well. 5/5 10/10 100/100 I wish they survived, do you want trauma! WATCH THIS.

Lost for words just broke me more knowing it's inspired of a real picture for a kid holding his sister on his back knowing she's dead 😓.

I am disturbed, and that's ok, I feel like more of a human for watching this movie. Will stay with me for ever.

To me, this anime is possibly the very best animated movie ever. Only Bambi compares.

This movie is amazing, and seriously that sequence of Setusko over that beautiful opera song had me all in my feels. I recommend all you Ghibli fans out there to watch this

Excellent anime about the horrors of wars. Traumatized with 1st watch. Took at least a couple of decades before working up the courage to revisit it. One of the saddest movies around.

Heartbreaking story all times

Hands down one of if not THE saddest films I’ve ever watched. It not only displays the reality of war’s impact on the adolescent mind; it captures the fight or flight response of a big brother trying his best to take care of his sister by any means. They also do well with showcasing how the older brother’s pride was ultimately their downfall. Truly worth watching and keep a box of tissues handy.

Una película que a algunos les hace llorar y te hace agradecer a Dios de que tienes algo para comer, un techo dónde vivir, porque los hermanos no pierden su hogar y sin spoiler aunque creo que ya la deben haber visto. La fui a ver con mi papá y a el le llegó al corazón porque me dijo que su abuelo osea mi bisabuelo pasó por eso, no tenía para comer, no tenía para vivir, era huérfano. lo vuelvo a repetir un mensaje que llega al corazón. Pero le doy cuatro estrellas porque a veces como que aburre un poco. Todo pasa muy lento, pero quitando eso es muy buena.

It’s true that it has artistic beauty, but the entire movie stays in the same tone. It doesn’t evolve; it’s like staring at a sad photograph for an hour and a half.

Bawled my eyes out thank you

A guerra é desnecessária, como diz o Hélio Couto. Assim como crianças Palestinas morreram, este filme retrata um tipo de realidade. Até onde vai a empatia e a caridade para libertar do Carma? Quem você auxiliou hoje? Paz e humanidade importam.

A masterpiece of a film, sometimes wholesome, sometimes funny, sometimes angering, but always sad

dios es tan triste pero TAN linda

It’s so heartbreaking; I was deeply moved by its story. I highly recommend watching it!

One of the most raw and captivatingly depressing films I've seen. I have only been able to watch it in pieces and I've still got a pit in my stomach. I'm glad they ended it where they did, if we had to watch everything else that happened up until the opening scene I don't think I could have watched it all. I read up on the history of the fire bombings of Japan. A US strategist of the air raids said that if they had lost the war, they would have been tried as war criminals. I can imagine why he would have said that. Anyways, I learnt something new and felt something new as well.

Bad movie that doesn’t hold up. Maybe it was good in 1988 but that’s when I was born. By the time I got to it, seemed lame.