Shounen to Sakura
English title: The Cherry Tree
Japanese title: 少年とさくら
Type: Movie
Source: Picture book
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 1983
Duration: 25 min
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Toei Animation
Producers: Shinano Kikaku
Genres: Drama
Themes: Historical
Demographics: Kids

In postwar Tokyo, while his mum works, Taichi spends his days alone and misses his dad who was killed in the war. Through his friendship with an old man who tends a seemingly dead cherry tree, Taichi learns about the tree and gradually becomes more positive.

(Source: Treasures of the Heart)