History with feeling

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2003)

I love this movie. At times, it can be so touching that you can actually forget you are watching a cartoon. What I like most about this movie is that it manages to seriously tell a story about such a heated time without sounding preachy or ceremonious. Anyone who has read the book Black Rain by Ibuse should definitely check this film out - there are a lot of similarities. The animation is beautiful, it is one of this studio's best films.