Most touching film I've ever seen!

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2013)

My daddy is the hardest man I've ever known. He was describing the movie to me while we were in line at the local bank. Now mind you, I've never EVER SEEN THIS MAN CRY, not when he talks about his deceased father, biological mother (hung herself, blamed my dad in her note, he found her ) You get the idea. He started crying just telling me what it was about! I started crying A because my dad was crying and that scared me and he shouldn't cry alone no matter what reason, and B because the description was so moving ( he didn't even give anything away!) This movie touched us both to the heart. Just writing this review is bringing me to tears. The movie is stellar, especially for Japanese anime coming out in the later 1980's! It's an extraordinary film, about famine, war, sacrifice, struggle (Amongst other things), but most important thing that can never be replaced, FAMILY! A must see, and a MUST BUY, AMAZON.COM, comes in English!