Isao Takahata directs Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi and Yoshiko Shinohara in this Japanese anime where a brother and sister lose their mother in the bombing of Kobe then find the world where they must fend for themselves is indifferent to their plight.

Which hand drawn image to pick to represent this crushing experience? The most misleading or the most depressing? Watch two children slowly die in poverty and rejection. Beautifully crafted but the epitome of a one-watcher. Just very sad.

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Perfect Double Bill: When The Wind Blows (1986)

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