The read
A Balasaur Score of 90 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 94/100. Scores higher than 98% of the 206 1980s animation movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic94/100
6,769 audience votes
Key crew
- Isao TakahataDirector
- Isao TakahataScreenplay
- Michio MamiyaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tsutomu TatsumiSeita (voice)
- Ayano ShiraishiSetsuko (voice)
- Yoshiko ShinoharaMother (voice)
- Akemi YamaguchiAuntie (voice)
- Masayo SakaiWoman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
- Kozo HashidaObayashi Chairman (voice)
- Kazumi NozakiCousin (voice)
- Yoshio MatsuokaGosaku (voice)
- Masahiro KanetakeAunt's House Guest (voice)
- Kiyoshi YanagawaPatrolman (voice)
- Hajime MakiMan who arrests Seita (voice)
- Atsuo OmotemPerson in Bank (voice)
Stills
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Themes
sibling relationshiphungerworld war iiwartimeshelterstruggle for survivalbrother sister pacific theateradult animationsemi autobiographicalanti waranime
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