• 1988

  Release Date

• April 16th, 1988

• Runtime

• 89 minutes

• Synopsis

• In the latter part of World War II, a boy and his sister, orphaned when their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo, are left to survive on their own in what remains of civilian life in Japan. The plot follows this boy and his sister as they do their best to survive in the Japanese countryside, battling hunger, prejudice, and pride in their own quiet, personal battle.

• CAST

• Tsutomu Tatsumi - Seita (voice),   Ayano Shiraishi - Setsuko (voice),   Yoshiko Shinohara - Mother (voice),   Akemi Yamaguchi - Auntie (voice),   Masayo Sakai - Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice),   Kozo Hashida - Obayashi Chairman (voice),   Kazumi Nozaki - Cousin (voice),   Yoshio Matsuoka - Gosaku (voice),   Masahiro Kanetake - Aunt's House Guest (voice),   Kiyoshi Yanagawa - Patrolman (voice),   Hajime Maki - Man who arrests Seita (voice),   Atsuo Omotem - Person in Bank (voice),   Teruhisa Harita - Station Worker (voice),   Hiroshi Tanaka - Person in Bank (voice),   Michio Denpo - Station Worker / Doctor (voice),   Shiro Tamaki - Person in Bank (voice),   Mika Sekita - Nurse (voice),   Kyoko Moriwaki - (voice)     

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