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In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, S
MPAA Rating PG-13
Status Released
Release Date 1988-04-16
Runtime 89 minutes
Budget $3.7m
Revenue $0.5m
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marsh_6055 shared a tip "Movies that give me crippling depression"
clowdywings shared a tip "heart wrenching!! please read trigger warnings before watching this! (I wouldn't recommend this to young kids)"
rando_7630 shared a tip "The visuals are so beautiful but its so sad I was sobbing by the end"
ross_sauby shared a tip "Difficult and powerful watch."
anne_forte shared a tip "Just… don’t watch it. It will hurt you for the rest of your life. Just DONT!"
callie_keisler shared a tip "A double shot of depression"
majo_garza shared a tip "Started crying within the first 5 minutes. Definitely watch only if emotionally stable :s very touching"
liviaaa shared a tip "it’s a very good movie worth your watch but be warned it is devastatingly sad"
madeline_cox_3807 shared a tip "Hot damn he did it again"
crying.seagull shared a tip "It was fun to watch if you need a good cry, if you want to watch a happy feel good movie do not recommend."
Grimdesire shared a tip "You want to cry your eyes out? Watch this"
lex_4282 shared a tip "Sad movie that just keeps getting worse 😢 genuinely wish I’d never watched this"
tatyana_sanchez_1697 shared a tip "Not for the faint of heart. Like really, don't watch this if you're sensitive it is a hard one."
phil_ago shared a tip "Made me cry"
emily_6673 shared a tip "You will cry… a lot."
waffelz shared a tip "This movie is breathtaking. It is an experience. Very real."
ajaxtheroo shared a tip "Paints a real image of what war can do to the young."
afi_o shared a tip "I first watched this movie when I was way to young to really understand. I must admit, I think it messed me up a little..."
rookierooster shared a tip "😭"
katie_versace shared a tip "YOU WILL CRY"
lindsey_hanna_5760 shared a tip "So very sad"
chaela_carter shared a tip "Sad af"
emily_ford_5157 shared a tip "Don’t watch this unless you have an entire box of tissues ready"
eva_carlstrom shared a tip "Really heartbreaking. Maybe don't show it to kids or watch if you're feeling fragile."
kristin_parsons shared a tip "If you want to cry, this is the movie for you"
ella_the_weeb shared a tip "Warning: extremely sad"
Indicolite shared a tip "This movie will make you want to curl up in a ball and die"
ingrid_martinez_9757 shared a tip "if you want to cry"
ariana_unrath shared a tip "Cry :( 💙🫧"
enrique_granados_sa shared a tip "Emotional"
yusuf_ali_shah shared a tip "I never want to feel what I felt when I watched that movie and it was moving and the greatest experience when I watched it"
audrey_random shared a tip "A 100% tear jerker. The type of movie that I'd rather watch alone than with someone else. Veryyy sad but veryyy good."
megan_stanley shared a tip "If your ready to cry your eyes out watch this"
windyleaf shared a tip "It was well done, but just too sad for my taste."
gracrye.cn shared a tip "I bawled my eyes out like a baby,such a beautiful movie."
Lunix shared a tip "It’s depressing. Just depressing."
lauren_9711 shared a tip "Beautiful tearjerker"
Denoia shared a tip "Difficult to watch, but very good. Have tissues."
atiya_frazer shared a tip "Have tissue 😢"
jeremy_cervantes shared a tip "The horrors of war, not for soldiers, but civilians"
greg_peterkin shared a tip "If you watch this, keep the tissues handy. Beautiful but sad film."
catholic_nun shared a tip "So moving. A great movie"
squidward shared a tip "Movie’s sole purpose is meant to make you sad......Yes I cried."
aaron_morphet shared a tip "I guess I like getting all up in my feelings. This movie will break your heart."
LastNameEaster shared a tip "VERY impactful film. Don't know if I can watch again."
isabel_smith_5670 shared a tip "this movie had me in tears"
faith_tabirih shared a tip "This broke my heart 😭"
kianasmol shared a tip "Beautifully done movie, has that beautiful ghibli animation that we all know and love. Definitely a tear-jearker"
tammi_lai shared a tip "I love this one. But I could only watch it once it was so sad."
arianahlee shared a tip "I just finished watching this and wow it was good"
haneul_kim shared a tip "If you don’t cry... this movie is a masterpiece however you react, and it’ll definitely touch something in your heart."
peter_bonerz shared a tip "I’ve seen this movie at least 20 times and cry every single time, 10/10 would recommend"
britterson shared a tip "Saddest movie I have ever seen in my life."
elizabeth_valcourt shared a tip "I liked it but I hated it too. It will make you cry. I’m still mad at the friend who recommended it to me. 10/10 bring tissues"
Sugar_Lobster shared a tip "You will cry."
luna_moon_1567 shared a tip "Gorgeous movie. It’s a tear jerker, so keep some tissues handy."
lyndsey_miller shared a tip "Saddest anime movie I've ever seen"
luigi_kim shared a tip "This movie has always and will always make me cry. It makes me value family."
raven_croft shared a tip "This is definitely a movie that made me cry. I recommend tissues!"
nellybeanz shared a tip "I was so so sad for days after watching this. It shows the brutality of war and it is absolutely heartbreaking"
brittney_cunningham_1203 shared a tip "It really tugs on the heartstrings."
taetem_s shared a tip "Watch if you want to cry."
ryan_ward_653 shared a tip "I liked the movie but it’s very sad. Can only watch it every so often."
aidan_baskett shared a tip "I didn't find it as sad as everyone said but it is still a very good movie"
trisha_stearns shared a tip "Beautiful but be ready to cry."
kaitlyn_oost shared a tip "Great but terribly tragic 😢"
elena_3400 shared a tip "Great movie but sad but still my favorite movie"
daily_meme shared a tip "It was a lovely film and I loved but it’s a tearjerker and very emotional."
sarah_marrin shared a tip "So beautiful, and relays the sad reality of civilians during war. Beyond that, it demonstrates the loving bond between siblings."
kyla_foley shared a tip "A movie you watch once. You will cry."
grant_2468 shared a tip "Depicting the devastation of wwii from the Japanese perspective. This is BAR NONE the saddest movie I have ever seen."
hannnah_birttnen shared a tip "Need to flush out your tear ducts? Watch this movie."
nevaeh_austin_6020 shared a tip "This movie will make you cry then rethink life itself. And, it made me more sad when I realized it was based of a true story."
serin_chan shared a tip "EAT YO FOoD #lessonlearned"
jaygopogo shared a tip "**** hurts so bad"
jasmin_lopez_561 shared a tip "A little dark but good"
stoleanorphan shared a tip "A wonderful movie I will not watch again because I cannot handle that emotional turmoil more than once."
witchchlochlo_ shared a tip "Heartbreaking but it is still a compelling well-told story!"
evangeline_jowell shared a tip "Have tissues."
kayla_rampersaud shared a tip "Super sad but worth watching!!! Will make you cry"
Kiziku shared a tip "3 words box of tissues. You'll need the whole box"
crazy_badger shared a tip "Beautiful art style very emotional"
starilf shared a tip "sad, made me feel things"
fundip shared a tip "This was so cute and heartbreaking. This is one of the few movies that have made me cry."
honk_berrys shared a tip "Very sad but I love the movie. If you ever wanted anything sad this is the movie for you."
sygault shared a tip "Heart-wrenching but excellent."
plutogriffin shared a tip "heartbreaking story :)"
erika_hi shared a tip "Beautiful and heart breaking. Be ready to cry."