I was blown away by this movie; that’s why I gave it 5 doves. I would have to say that it is the best and most moving animated film that I have ever seen. Two young kids first lose their mother in a fire caused by the bombings in the war. Then they both go to live with some really mean “relative” who eventually turns them away and leaves them nowhere to go. They go to live in a shelter built into the side of a hill, but they have no money and they have no food. Then Seita learns that Japan has lost the war and his father’s ship has been sunk. They have now lost their father. Very shortly after he learns of his father, his little sister dies of malnutrition and he cremates her himself. This movie tells about the horrors and casualties of war. It was so sad and so touching. I recommend it to everyone, although it may be too intense and disturbing for very young children.