The only thing that makes that movie sadder is that it's based on a true story. In real life the brother went on to write the novel that the movie's based on as a sort of apology letter to his sister because he blamed himself and his stupid, childish pride for her death.
@ANKIT007RAJ Why does every film have to have a happy ending. The only difference between the film and the book/true story is that the Brother survived as he went on to write the book as a way of saying sorry to his dead sister
This is an amazing movie, but its so sad... I'm always crying when I watch it. It makes me feel ashamed to be an American... I remember when I first saw this movie. My dad had bought it for my sister and I. I started watching it and it broke my heart. I was only about 6-7 years old. Everytime I see Seita, I think of my older brother, and when I see Setsuko, I think of me. I love him with all my heart and I hope nothing ever happens to him... Just typing this made me cry a little... :'(
still haven't been able to bring myself to watch this again in over 5 years!!! i really want to though.. but i just don't know when i want to be damn depressed for 2 weeks.
this movie is so sad and kind of depressing. i've seen it a few months ago and i think it will take a long time before i can watch it again; even though it is a beautiful movie.
The first time I watched this movie, when i heard the opening song, i teared...idk y, it just seemed sad-the scene with the fireflies, then the second time i watched it i cried even harder, lol.
most important scene of this, beyond the death of Setsuko, is when they first -and last- have to throw away the fireflies they used to light the camp up.
how faddish and short-lived little things really are when you can't take good care of em... basically the biggest hint to the end of the movie. probably the most human anime i've ever seen, but not the best.
This is 1st ever anime DVD I bought 7 years ago. I just attracted to the picture on the back of the DVD cover,someone walking in a rain with an old umbrella. I was expecting an animation with a beautiful background. But listening to the intro song suddenly make me cry, whats wrong with me?!! Then, woahhhh! I cried till the end of this film! I never watch anything sad like this one! I made subtitle in my own language and show it to my little sister. Beautifully narrated film! Its a masterpiece!
A movie that is impossible to forget. Not because you can watch it over and over, but because you can't. The impact made from this movie is nearly indescribable. It's quite possibly one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen.
Grave of the fireflies is by far the most emotional and heart touching anime ever made. This movie gave me aftershocks for more than a week and Setsuko's voice is now in my head forever. No one and I mean it no one can scrape her voice outta my head.
We always seem to think that all the Japanese were horrible, selfish people that would fight for the wrongest things. In truth, all the Japanese wanted was a chance to be actually considered as a world power like Germany wanted to. Although how the army actually got that power is wrong, how is it any different than what we Americans did with the Native Americans or what we did with the atomic bombs and the attacks?I can't believe what people say about the Japanese, or how they were evil people=(
This film reminds me of the relationship between me and my little sister; I'm here big brother and I will do anything to protect her...even if I can't protect myself!!
Why the fuck do I have this on my favorites! I keep going back to it and then get depressed for half the day! It really is a very emotional movie though. The only one to have ever made me tear up.
We humans are strange. I watched the horror unfolding in Japan in shocked silence untill I heard the voice of a little girl that instantly reminded me of this film and the tears have barely stopped since.
I didn't sob to this movie, but I shed a few tears =( I can't believe the most innocent of characters (Setsuko) is the first to go. Not fair at all. I guess Ignorance isn't bliss.....
The movie has definatly touched me, Infact mabye when I grow up, I could adopt a child from a war zone and free them <3
@MarxNightmare sorry, i disagree... i recommend you watch five centimeters per second, voices of a distant star, and place promised in our early days. extremely sad movies. but i see your point, i'm just saying...
this was a very fuck up movie. i never wish on any child. but the funny thing about this movie. it still happening in real life. and it just as bad from what the movie shows. no matter how many time you see this you cant help to shed a tear
@wahahahaha05 Is actually from Miyazaki`s partner and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata, the director of Heidi and Marco, he`s one of the greatest anime directors of all time.
this movie was my assignment when i'm at university...i couldn't finish the assignment because i was crying everytime i watch this movie.....thumbs up to Japanese movies....greetings from Malaysia
This movie isn't only about war, it's also about human selfishness, indifference.
Nobody shows any compassion to those kids that are castaway. The most painful thing about it is the contrast with Setsuko, so nice, so lifeful, she's the sunshine of this movie (or shall i say the firefly ?) yet she's the one to die. And nobody gives a damn ****, like this guy " what a nice weather we are having today", b*stard !
This story is based on a novel based on the real story.
same here, I was so sad when it ended that I just wanted to see her joyful and lifeful again. But I shed manly tears when she's stand and the fireflies start flying around.
@prycejerkz916 It's been a while since I saw it now but it really has to be one of the (if not outright 'the') saddest movies ever made. I don't know how many care about movie criticism but I believe it has been compared to Schindler's List, a worthy comparison if you ask me. It's severely underrated, for sure; strangely actually since it's such a magical movie yet sad also. This is the type of movie I probably won't watch many times because of its impact, and it's almost impossible to forget.
Ok usually I'm one to overreact about saying "OMG THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!" but this time I think It truly is the greatest film I have ever seen. (And even seen a lot of good ones) But this film would still be great but I think the music help take it from being a great film to a PERFECT film. Without a doubt this along with the ending theme has got to be in my top 20 if not top 10 favorite songs of all time and Grave of the fireflies being my favorite movie.
yup this song is really sad , my mother came from that time period, where her little sister did because of malnutrition, real story and what makes cry is that the little girl looks like my niece same haircut when she was young
I cried the first time I saw this film and get very tearful whenever I watch it now. This film definitely hits a sensitive spot! Studio Ghibly has made, yet again, another moving film! Cant express enough how moving this film is! (Almost too sad :P )
This movie is really sad :( I cried as well. I think the saddest part of the movie just about sums the theme up, when she says "She never woke up" If I'm not crying by then, well that part makes me bawl my eyes out.
This was such a great movie !! I was so moved by this film !! I cried my eyes out like a baby through this movie :( I stopped watching this movie for a long time because of how sad it was and how much I cried, omg i'm actually crying right now :( !! I can't even watch this whole clip without crying :( !! it's a really great movie !!
only studio ghibli is capable of capturing this cruel, depressing war and convert it to a cinematic event blessed with beautiful images, extraordinary sadness, wonderful characters, and honest portrayment of the unexplicably depressing fire bombings of japan. 10000000/10. fucking brilliant.
oh man this makes me feel worse about the Iraq war. most of us are againts it abd yet it still goes. there must be so many children suffering. my bro and i are really close like these siblings. it would brak my heart to see my baby bro die like that.
this is the saddest movie ive ever seen in my life.this movie is NO JOKE!Cried my eyes out.That little girl took care of him kind of like a mom like when she cleaned.1 of the things that made me cry was when she ate the marbles & thought they were candy.It breaks my heart knowing somewhere this is happening NOW.I was depressed for 2 days & my mom didnt know way.I just couldnt tell her.I couldnt say it.Im so scared 2 watch this movie again.Its so good I want to c it again but I just cant do it.
It was more so the little things that stuck with me, like when he has to sell his mother's clothes, and he yells at the doctor, and when he has the memory on the beach, and teaching his sister little things - trying to be an adult/strong for her :(
I love flims like "Hotaru No Haka". Unlike the films made by peole such as Quentin Taranotino, it shows what war is truly like. Is its that war is not heroic, its soecities failure to protect its innocent
@Rikku2250 Tarantino is a hack. I'm sorry, but all of his films are just grind house flicks that pay homage to older films(and use old cinemotography filming techniques). They have little plot and are just psychotic fantasies from Tarantino's own mind (yet he speaks of himself as some sort of deep artists because he calls something "Inglourious Basterds" instead of "Inglorious Bastards".
Sorry for the rant, but you're right... there is no glory in war, only death and sorrow.
What fo you mean by "Tarantino is a hack"? Also i could not really amke out if you are praising or critisizing him. Could you ecplain a bit better please? Thanx
Yes, thats why i hate the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. I don't give a fuck about the British and American troops. Instead i worry for the innocent pepole they are killing and attacking.
@Rikku2250 I won't comment on Iraq or Afghanistan (I would suggest looking into an issue rather than just repeating what others say). I don't suppport Russia's brutal war in Chechnya but I would never wish harm on Russian forces or civilians.
I was criticizing him and simply giving my two cents on why his films are so popular and why I'm not a big fan of his work. I will regress and say that he's not terrible, but his films just don't achieve anything.
This song is so strong and incredible. It makes me want to cry till I don't have any more tears left to cry out. When I watched the movie, I really tried to hold in my tears as much as I could, but the scene with the ghost-like Setsuko running around and playing did it for me. Right then and there I started crying so much. It really is one of the greatest and saddest films I've ever seen.
Why did they choose such a soft, mellow, soothing, sad and wonderful melody for an opening theme to a war-film? It is pure emotional terror I tell you. :(
@Quakeulf Think its like to balance it all out maybe? or to show you moments that they were really happy and stuff, kinda makes the sadness all the more sad i feel. Contrasts are wonderful.
God I love this film, I never cry watching films but I just couldn't stop myself with this. But I still watch it, even though I know tears will always make their way, it's just such an amazing anime, wish more people knew about it.
As sad as the truth is, there is now way to avoid war. It may not be the "awnser" but it has solved so many conflicts. You said "war" isnt the awnser but the better thing to say is that all round violence isnt the awnser but in saying that, how could've ww2 been solved? By talking, i think not. Yes it is perfeclty true that war is wrong. But sadly, as much as it is a horrific thing. There really isnt more options other than violence. Its the sad truth of the human race we are scum.
Ever since I watched this movie I hated war and their outcome to people like Seita and Setsuko. It's just sad that there is so much fighting going on in the world and those people don't bother about thinking twice about what would happen to people around them
@FlyingDepth its not funny even to joke about it. Terrorists are scum.. but even them.. if only they had happened to be born somewhere else they wouldnt have become so
This movie was wonderful...it was very moving and, even though the plot was so simple; just following these two children, it's mind-numbing in it's sadness...
@BeakyRed for so long, this was the only move almost to make me cry. If nobody was just around me, I flooded myself with tears. I felt my throat harden, and inside me, I was so..... so..... huhuhaahuhuhu.....
Personally, I felt the brother in this film symbolized the fallacious Japanese government during the war, refusing to back down despite causing incalculable suffering to the innocents. Too arrogant to think of defeat, and in turn, ruining the lives of countless Japanese/Chinese/Philippines/etc.. civilians.
Very wise of the film to stay away from ideologies and focus on real, human suffering. Hence, it becomes just as applicable to Japan as it is to Japan's wartime enemies.
The movie itself had bad pacing, sub-par dialogue and voice acting (dub version), a tired and cliche message, very little originality.....but it;s...it's just......oh god....*breaks into tears*
it's so sad and strikes home such a powerful message that it still qualifies as a must see. And not just for kids, for everyone.
Setsuko's cremation is probably one of the most powerful scenes of any movie ever.
this was seriously the saddest, but one of the best, animated movies i've ever seen. it was so...depressing but it was so...good... i'm lost for words about it
I don't know what you're all blabbing about, I just want to say that this was the most moving movie I have ever seen. Just the fact that this theme sounds so peaceful brings out all the emotions again.
The director really potray the real life of human being where suffering will never ends during war torn country-Bravo! Salute frm my bottom of my heart!
I wonder how many Setsukos and Seita are there right in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq...I am sure there are. I pray for God to give them the strength to keep their chins above the water whatever the circumstances. :)
i was crying my eyes out when i saw this movie. it's just so touching. i have seen a ton of WWII movies in my life, but this one is probably the one that's touched my heart the most.
The only thing that makes that movie sadder is that it's based on a true story. In real life the brother went on to write the novel that the movie's based on as a sort of apology letter to his sister because he blamed himself and his stupid, childish pride for her death.
HeyLittleWorld1 5 days ago
first time ive cried to a cartoon has to be watched in japanese so much heart breaking emotion!
KiddyFidler23 1 week ago
So sad ;-;
Kosuosu 2 weeks ago
this music is the most beautiful thing I've ever listened to. I still get chills everytime I hear this song..
nikiwonoto 2 weeks ago
It's been about a year since I've seen this film. 12 seconds into this video and I'm crying already.
MaisieMagic 3 weeks ago
One of the most moving cinema i ever saw.Every girl would want such a big brother.Hats off.
Tragic ending though.Atleast they could have shown brother sister lived happily ever after or something like that.
ANKIT007RAJ 3 weeks ago
@ANKIT007RAJ Why does every film have to have a happy ending. The only difference between the film and the book/true story is that the Brother survived as he went on to write the book as a way of saying sorry to his dead sister
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This is an amazing movie, but its so sad... I'm always crying when I watch it. It makes me feel ashamed to be an American... I remember when I first saw this movie. My dad had bought it for my sister and I. I started watching it and it broke my heart. I was only about 6-7 years old. Everytime I see Seita, I think of my older brother, and when I see Setsuko, I think of me. I love him with all my heart and I hope nothing ever happens to him... Just typing this made me cry a little... :'(
mswannabesupastar 1 month ago
-Sob-
hypereitaro97 2 months ago
Sadness song
5110627002 3 months ago
step 1:go on google search up rainymood
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rfbarrington 3 months ago
@rfbarrington I did it and it went well together... kinda made it more sad... :(
mswannabesupastar 1 month ago
Get the tissues ready folks, this is gonna be a doozey....
darkwee009 4 months ago
still haven't been able to bring myself to watch this again in over 5 years!!! i really want to though.. but i just don't know when i want to be damn depressed for 2 weeks.
croxzy1 6 months ago 2
Emotional, beautiful･･･
Why japan, why japanese?
This reason why I stay in Japan now.
tkuk7383 6 months ago
im like number 300 :)
pokesora101 7 months ago
why the fuck i still cry when listening to this.....amazing music and movie....deserves so much more recognition...
ultimateRupture 7 months ago
a monalisa of anime bow down
MrPocholo01 7 months ago
LETS GET THIS MOVIE ENOUGH VOTES TO GO FROM 124 TO 1 ON THE IMDB TOP 250
rfbarrington 7 months ago
@rfbarrington
I'm in dude, I already gave it 10 outta 10.
Btw! The Shawshank Redemption is also one of my all time favorite movies :)
meankhan 5 months ago
@meankhan the shawshank redemption is great too
rfbarrington 5 months ago
@meankhan you should check out mary and max
rfbarrington 5 months ago
@rfbarrington
I've heard about it man and thanks for the reminder, I really appreciate that :)
meankhan 5 months ago
this movie is so sad and kind of depressing. i've seen it a few months ago and i think it will take a long time before i can watch it again; even though it is a beautiful movie.
christinasiefer 7 months ago
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Every so often I watch this movie, just to see if I'm still human. If I cry, I know that I am.
AbsentWithoutLeaving 7 months ago
this film is a artwork
Cokain3 7 months ago
People used to say I'm cold and expressionless most of the time.
But I cried to this.
Now I know I do have feelings and I don't care what others say.
arsenic222 7 months ago 3
The most upsettting film ever made. Aside from dancer in the dark.
If ever I have a Japanese daughter she will be called Setsuko.
Lets keep their memory alive.
Come Back Soon. (Tear)
Rentboy2046 7 months ago
The first time I watched this movie, when i heard the opening song, i teared...idk y, it just seemed sad-the scene with the fireflies, then the second time i watched it i cried even harder, lol.
xjpnfanx 8 months ago 2
@xjpnfanx i have the same symptom my friend ...
ultimateRupture 7 months ago
most important scene of this, beyond the death of Setsuko, is when they first -and last- have to throw away the fireflies they used to light the camp up.
how faddish and short-lived little things really are when you can't take good care of em... basically the biggest hint to the end of the movie. probably the most human anime i've ever seen, but not the best.
looneYeah 8 months ago
This is 1st ever anime DVD I bought 7 years ago. I just attracted to the picture on the back of the DVD cover,someone walking in a rain with an old umbrella. I was expecting an animation with a beautiful background. But listening to the intro song suddenly make me cry, whats wrong with me?!! Then, woahhhh! I cried till the end of this film! I never watch anything sad like this one! I made subtitle in my own language and show it to my little sister. Beautifully narrated film! Its a masterpiece!
tarakuchadcha 8 months ago
i cant watch this movie without 4 boxes of tissues
xXDanteskXx 8 months ago 2
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lilmidget155 8 months ago
A movie that is impossible to forget. Not because you can watch it over and over, but because you can't. The impact made from this movie is nearly indescribable. It's quite possibly one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen.
hinkeyman 9 months ago 4
3 heartless fucks have a fuckin' plastic heart...
meankhan 9 months ago 2
Grave of the fireflies is by far the most emotional and heart touching anime ever made. This movie gave me aftershocks for more than a week and Setsuko's voice is now in my head forever. No one and I mean it no one can scrape her voice outta my head.
meankhan 9 months ago
This movie made me cry for hours.
I have nothing else to say.
;_;
mrsberrycool 9 months ago
Just watching Seita watch his little sister die made me die inside
I couldn't stop crying. This movie moved me so much.
ILikeTURTLESxDWEEE 9 months ago
綺麗な曲だなあ。
usednnanikuskcab 9 months ago
this movie conveys just the oposite. Thank you studio ghibli, you give a Japanese like me pride.
gigirandom 10 months ago 3
We always seem to think that all the Japanese were horrible, selfish people that would fight for the wrongest things. In truth, all the Japanese wanted was a chance to be actually considered as a world power like Germany wanted to. Although how the army actually got that power is wrong, how is it any different than what we Americans did with the Native Americans or what we did with the atomic bombs and the attacks?I can't believe what people say about the Japanese, or how they were evil people=(
gigirandom 10 months ago 3
This film reminds me of the relationship between me and my little sister; I'm here big brother and I will do anything to protect her...even if I can't protect myself!!
mpkio 10 months ago
im sad and ive only watched the trailer!
kimboisawsome1 10 months ago
Why the fuck do I have this on my favorites! I keep going back to it and then get depressed for half the day! It really is a very emotional movie though. The only one to have ever made me tear up.
pvtred 10 months ago
We humans are strange. I watched the horror unfolding in Japan in shocked silence untill I heard the voice of a little girl that instantly reminded me of this film and the tears have barely stopped since.
2manynegativewaves 10 months ago
I didn't sob to this movie, but I shed a few tears =( I can't believe the most innocent of characters (Setsuko) is the first to go. Not fair at all. I guess Ignorance isn't bliss.....
The movie has definatly touched me, Infact mabye when I grow up, I could adopt a child from a war zone and free them <3
AnimeAspieFanatic 11 months ago
No one has ever seen a truly sad scene until they have seen the end of this movie.
MarxNightmare 11 months ago 127
@MarxNightmare sorry, i disagree... i recommend you watch five centimeters per second, voices of a distant star, and place promised in our early days. extremely sad movies. but i see your point, i'm just saying...
schnisha95 7 months ago
@MarxNightmare I agree with you...especially when Setsuko dies I was almost already crying which I usually don't in sad movies.
MapleStoryRogueAzn 1 month ago
@MarxNightmare Or the beginning. Or the middle. Or any moment of this movie really.
HeyLittleWorld1 5 days ago
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Many people think this is an anti-war movie, but it's actually not; it's against having too much pride.
azbayzia 11 months ago
Many people think this is an anti-wat movie, but it's actually not; it's against having too much pride.
azbayzia 11 months ago
this was a very fuck up movie. i never wish on any child. but the funny thing about this movie. it still happening in real life. and it just as bad from what the movie shows. no matter how many time you see this you cant help to shed a tear
misanime 11 months ago
The light of those raid bombs seems like that of fireflies..
peiloveskittens 11 months ago
One of the best Miyazaki's movie! So beautiful yet so heart wrenching...
wahahahaha05 1 year ago
@wahahahaha05 Is actually from Miyazaki`s partner and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata, the director of Heidi and Marco, he`s one of the greatest anime directors of all time.
ZimAkili 1 year ago
@ZimAkili At least the brother is reunited with his sister after their deaths and they are surrounded with fireflies... I guess...
wahahahaha05 1 year ago
@wahahahaha05 i believe it's not by miyazaki ^^
looneYeah 8 months ago
Why do fireflies have to die?
Zeruel3 1 year ago 3
This music reduced me to tears remembering the movie... so beatiful T_T
JoJoDeathunter 1 year ago 2
this movie was my assignment when i'm at university...i couldn't finish the assignment because i was crying everytime i watch this movie.....thumbs up to Japanese movies....greetings from Malaysia
akukacak2008 1 year ago
This movie isn't only about war, it's also about human selfishness, indifference.
Nobody shows any compassion to those kids that are castaway. The most painful thing about it is the contrast with Setsuko, so nice, so lifeful, she's the sunshine of this movie (or shall i say the firefly ?) yet she's the one to die. And nobody gives a damn ****, like this guy " what a nice weather we are having today", b*stard !
This story is based on a novel based on the real story.
Think about it.
TheChopeur 1 year ago 46
@TheChopeur It's based on the novel the main character has writen, it's pretty awesome and really really sad
TheParadozia 3 months ago
it's a great movie. it shows us a lot.
seabirdsamgee 1 year ago
Where can I learn to play it on the piano? It's like, the sadest, but the most beautiful song ever .. :'(
TheMolly3333 1 year ago
I watched this whole movie.. and then i watched the first part again.. and then i couldn't stop crying for about 20 minutes
abckrazy 1 year ago 2
@abckrazy
same here, I was so sad when it ended that I just wanted to see her joyful and lifeful again. But I shed manly tears when she's stand and the fireflies start flying around.
TheChopeur 1 year ago
THE GREATEST OF ALL. PERIOD.
<3 Kai
YoushouNoKioku 1 year ago
This film is so depressing and amazing. Everyone should watch this and experience the emotion this film brings. This is song is amazing too, btw. ;-;
Kitsunelurv 1 year ago 4
@Kitsunelurv yeah i agree
orbitmoon100 1 year ago
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MaybeYesNo90 1 year ago 49
@MaybeYesNo90 I FEEL YOU ON EVRY WORD. eVRY WORD. i DIDNT THINK I COULD CRY LIKE THAT OFF A MOVIE
prycejerkz916 9 months ago
@prycejerkz916 It's been a while since I saw it now but it really has to be one of the (if not outright 'the') saddest movies ever made. I don't know how many care about movie criticism but I believe it has been compared to Schindler's List, a worthy comparison if you ask me. It's severely underrated, for sure; strangely actually since it's such a magical movie yet sad also. This is the type of movie I probably won't watch many times because of its impact, and it's almost impossible to forget.
MaybeYesNo90 9 months ago
@prycejerkz916 Agree! I cried like a baby seeing this movie
llmgr0en 9 months ago
Ok usually I'm one to overreact about saying "OMG THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!" but this time I think It truly is the greatest film I have ever seen. (And even seen a lot of good ones) But this film would still be great but I think the music help take it from being a great film to a PERFECT film. Without a doubt this along with the ending theme has got to be in my top 20 if not top 10 favorite songs of all time and Grave of the fireflies being my favorite movie.
sellingpens 1 year ago
very beautiful music and so so so beautiful story but the the end is very sad :'(
mohannd1234 1 year ago 2
I love this film
Erniethecatisawesom 1 year ago 3
how could that little girl die :((( it was sooooo sad !
Crybiatchcry 1 year ago 2
this movie was soooo depressing. i liked it but omg, terrible.
Paine07 1 year ago
yup this song is really sad , my mother came from that time period, where her little sister did because of malnutrition, real story and what makes cry is that the little girl looks like my niece same haircut when she was young
alchemistgold5 1 year ago
immense, that's all... =)
cybertommy991 1 year ago 2
...brutal film...:(
TwelveBridges 1 year ago
so sad ;(
TyraelSkeleton 1 year ago
this song makes me emotional... :(
tipsyvids 1 year ago 2
People always talk about how moving the opening of 'Up' is, but this film is the only time I have ever welled up within the first 10 minutes...
videogamenostalgia 1 year ago
No more wars... no more
scubadudejz 1 year ago 5
oh god...her comes the waterworks :'(
rtablada 1 year ago 2
brilliant movie aways tug at the heart and i never get emotional about much
ARCLevet 1 year ago 2
I cried the first time I saw this film and get very tearful whenever I watch it now. This film definitely hits a sensitive spot! Studio Ghibly has made, yet again, another moving film! Cant express enough how moving this film is! (Almost too sad :P )
downloadangel 1 year ago 3
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Fuck the Japs.
/watch?v=KvA1zphaeTQ
:)
Rotiart135 1 year ago
two people probably haven't seen the movie and are just ignorant.
Erniethecatisawesom 1 year ago 2
This movie is really sad :( I cried as well. I think the saddest part of the movie just about sums the theme up, when she says "She never woke up" If I'm not crying by then, well that part makes me bawl my eyes out.
raitoequalsyami 1 year ago
This was such a great movie !! I was so moved by this film !! I cried my eyes out like a baby through this movie :( I stopped watching this movie for a long time because of how sad it was and how much I cried, omg i'm actually crying right now :( !! I can't even watch this whole clip without crying :( !! it's a really great movie !!
lindlin123 1 year ago
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only studio ghibli is capable of capturing this cruel, depressing war and convert it to a cinematic event blessed with beautiful images, extraordinary sadness, wonderful characters, and honest portrayment of the unexplicably depressing fire bombings of japan. 10000000/10. fucking brilliant.
ClaylandStudios 1 year ago
watched this movie about an hour ago.... still feeling down.
pff.
but i'm trying to watch every Studio Ghibli film in order.
And it was a great anti-war film. seriously.
should be shone in every college Psychology, or Sociology course.
uniqmusiq88 1 year ago
oh man this makes me feel worse about the Iraq war. most of us are againts it abd yet it still goes. there must be so many children suffering. my bro and i are really close like these siblings. it would brak my heart to see my baby bro die like that.
ps the 2 ppl who thumbs this down have no souls
punkkimiko 1 year ago 2
Atleast they were reunited in the end and didnt have to feel the hardships of this cruel world any longer
Stupid war destroys lives, Yes this may sound cheesy or whatever but the world needs to learn to Love
TheChillyAcademicIV 1 year ago
Makes me cry everytime I hear it.
The most saddest anime film I have ever seen in my life! And though it is sad, it is beautiful!
mpkio 1 year ago
this is the saddest movie ive ever seen in my life.this movie is NO JOKE!Cried my eyes out.That little girl took care of him kind of like a mom like when she cleaned.1 of the things that made me cry was when she ate the marbles & thought they were candy.It breaks my heart knowing somewhere this is happening NOW.I was depressed for 2 days & my mom didnt know way.I just couldnt tell her.I couldnt say it.Im so scared 2 watch this movie again.Its so good I want to c it again but I just cant do it.
fashiondesigner124 1 year ago
@fashiondesigner124
It was more so the little things that stuck with me, like when he has to sell his mother's clothes, and he yells at the doctor, and when he has the memory on the beach, and teaching his sister little things - trying to be an adult/strong for her :(
TwelveBridges 1 year ago
I have never. ever. cried THAT hard from a movie in my entire life. I was depressed for days after watching this :P
1StrawberryMilkshake 1 year ago 2
@1StrawberryMilkshake Saaaaaaammeee!!......:'((
lilmidget155 8 months ago
This anime was so sad.
LiangHuBBB 1 year ago
I love flims like "Hotaru No Haka". Unlike the films made by peole such as Quentin Taranotino, it shows what war is truly like. Is its that war is not heroic, its soecities failure to protect its innocent
Rikku2250 1 year ago
@Rikku2250 Tarantino is a hack. I'm sorry, but all of his films are just grind house flicks that pay homage to older films(and use old cinemotography filming techniques). They have little plot and are just psychotic fantasies from Tarantino's own mind (yet he speaks of himself as some sort of deep artists because he calls something "Inglourious Basterds" instead of "Inglorious Bastards".
Sorry for the rant, but you're right... there is no glory in war, only death and sorrow.
heero171 1 year ago
@heero171
What fo you mean by "Tarantino is a hack"? Also i could not really amke out if you are praising or critisizing him. Could you ecplain a bit better please? Thanx
Yes, thats why i hate the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. I don't give a fuck about the British and American troops. Instead i worry for the innocent pepole they are killing and attacking.
Rikku2250 1 year ago
@Rikku2250 I won't comment on Iraq or Afghanistan (I would suggest looking into an issue rather than just repeating what others say). I don't suppport Russia's brutal war in Chechnya but I would never wish harm on Russian forces or civilians.
I was criticizing him and simply giving my two cents on why his films are so popular and why I'm not a big fan of his work. I will regress and say that he's not terrible, but his films just don't achieve anything.
heero171 1 year ago
WOW... Arranged by Teemu Vehkala. Its a finnish name...
Horrorlord1 1 year ago
This song is so strong and incredible. It makes me want to cry till I don't have any more tears left to cry out. When I watched the movie, I really tried to hold in my tears as much as I could, but the scene with the ghost-like Setsuko running around and playing did it for me. Right then and there I started crying so much. It really is one of the greatest and saddest films I've ever seen.
Sapheana 1 year ago
@Sapheana
Same here.
TwelveBridges 1 year ago
I'm cried...
Pizzaleretour 1 year ago
Why did they choose such a soft, mellow, soothing, sad and wonderful melody for an opening theme to a war-film? It is pure emotional terror I tell you. :(
Quakeulf 1 year ago
@Quakeulf Think its like to balance it all out maybe? or to show you moments that they were really happy and stuff, kinda makes the sadness all the more sad i feel. Contrasts are wonderful.
tripoticsoundscapes 1 year ago
@Quakeulf
Think it was to represent innocence. It also has a sense of longing to it, as well as being sad without being bitter.
TwelveBridges 1 year ago 4
god i love this film and hate it at the same time.... it made me cry soo bad. i can't watch it again i'm too afraid.. :(
ashitaka2408 1 year ago
the only movies when i cryed in my life
NerV7 1 year ago
God I love this film, I never cry watching films but I just couldn't stop myself with this. But I still watch it, even though I know tears will always make their way, it's just such an amazing anime, wish more people knew about it.
Peace
MaffiasAngelO88 1 year ago
this movie is sooo sad but the it's great movie ¡¡¡
goticamedieval009 1 year ago
@mflolovesme
As sad as the truth is, there is now way to avoid war. It may not be the "awnser" but it has solved so many conflicts. You said "war" isnt the awnser but the better thing to say is that all round violence isnt the awnser but in saying that, how could've ww2 been solved? By talking, i think not. Yes it is perfeclty true that war is wrong. But sadly, as much as it is a horrific thing. There really isnt more options other than violence. Its the sad truth of the human race we are scum.
Anonymous23412 1 year ago
Makes me feel sick its so good.
Anonymous23412 1 year ago
this song reminds me of my cousin playing with his baby sister at night at lake tahoe when we were young. he's dead now from gang violence
pvtjoshuahsu 1 year ago
@pvtjoshuahsu
:/ sprry for you're loss
Anonymous23412 1 year ago
Ahhhhhh *sob* Ahhh! It's so beautiful!
xen05z 1 year ago
I wish this movie is a not real story~~~ IT SO SAD!!!
CaptainAimson 1 year ago
@CaptainAimson I am afraid reality can be worse than that for the childs born under unlucky stars. :(
BowBeneathMyFeet 1 year ago
This movie is by far one of my favorites. I get goosebumps everytime I hear the theme song.
KonTiki13 1 year ago
This movie has been sitting on my computer for about 3-4 years now...
I can't bring myself to watch it. I got about 30 minutes into it when I stopped...but even then the intro alone was sad enough :(
keetner 1 year ago
this movie is just awesome.
jinyuo 1 year ago
the music itself is already sad enough
steryishere 1 year ago
for some reason, when i first heard this song.. i hated it, but now i hear it again, it has feeling
NaraCrys1 1 year ago
'I made you rice balls. Don't you want them?'
DezuReborn 1 year ago
je vous invite a visionner ma version piano =)
stheive 1 year ago
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il me donne des frissons cette musique
stheive 1 year ago
merci pour la musique, T_T
stheive 1 year ago
Ever since I watched this movie I hated war and their outcome to people like Seita and Setsuko. It's just sad that there is so much fighting going on in the world and those people don't bother about thinking twice about what would happen to people around them
iFilipina0723 1 year ago
@iFilipina0723 what are u talking about, fighting is good. I like war, ima be a terrorist some day. BELIEVE IT
FlyingDepth 1 year ago
@FlyingDepth its not funny even to joke about it. Terrorists are scum.. but even them.. if only they had happened to be born somewhere else they wouldnt have become so
xCurryPandax 1 year ago
whats is this song called? i watched the movies today and it is a good movie. brought tears to my eyes. !
pizzacheez7 1 year ago
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WilcoRogers 1 year ago
This movie was wonderful...it was very moving and, even though the plot was so simple; just following these two children, it's mind-numbing in it's sadness...
BBCgal1667 1 year ago
theres never bin a time that i havent cried at watching the movie its just way to sad but i would never say it is bad
Migimoo3 1 year ago 2
can someone tell me the name of this song please ? ive been dying to know
orbitmoonstar 1 year ago
This film makes me cry everytime :(
manonthemoonjulien 1 year ago 59
this music's so powerful the only song that made me cry in my life. im gonna watch this movie one day.
BeakyRed 1 year ago 2
Well it's one of the best, yet depressing films i've ever seen.
tubeyouguy1984 1 year ago
You have to watch it it's the best movie I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of good movies. <3
haileyandspotfur1 1 year ago
@BeakyRed for so long, this was the only move almost to make me cry. If nobody was just around me, I flooded myself with tears. I felt my throat harden, and inside me, I was so..... so..... huhuhaahuhuhu.....
cometofcomments 1 year ago
@mflolovesme anyone with a soul will be touched by this film... unfortunately warlords have no soul
BornToDie90 1 year ago
this film is just heartbreak after heartbreak :(
0dour 1 year ago 18
I can't listen to this theme song without tearing up.Sobs
Johnnybomb1 1 year ago
Personally, I felt the brother in this film symbolized the fallacious Japanese government during the war, refusing to back down despite causing incalculable suffering to the innocents. Too arrogant to think of defeat, and in turn, ruining the lives of countless Japanese/Chinese/Philippines/etc.. civilians.
Very wise of the film to stay away from ideologies and focus on real, human suffering. Hence, it becomes just as applicable to Japan as it is to Japan's wartime enemies.
BrackenClelk 1 year ago
The movie itself had bad pacing, sub-par dialogue and voice acting (dub version), a tired and cliche message, very little originality.....but it;s...it's just......oh god....*breaks into tears*
it's so sad and strikes home such a powerful message that it still qualifies as a must see. And not just for kids, for everyone.
Setsuko's cremation is probably one of the most powerful scenes of any movie ever.
WarchiefBlackhand 2 years ago
@WarchiefBlackhand watched the subbed version then. thats perfect.
xCurryPandax 1 year ago
eh, i can't find anywhere to download the subbed version.
WarchiefBlackhand 1 year ago
why so many comments that have no relation whatsoever with the clip ? It's always like that on youtube....
great music anyways !
wilfred19 2 years ago
I cried, yet again, listening to this beautiful yet haunting and sad theme. One of the saddest animated movies I have ever seen in my life!
God, why am I crying so much?
mpkio 2 years ago 2
@mpkio
You are not alone. War is horrible.
tokyocityrat 2 years ago
True that, true that.
mpkio 2 years ago
@mpkio u r cryin bc war is useless....
Randyrhoads4lyfe 1 year ago
this was seriously the saddest, but one of the best, animated movies i've ever seen. it was so...depressing but it was so...good... i'm lost for words about it
ayummykay 2 years ago 3
one of the best and saddest movies i've ever seen.
(a must watch)
despisedplague 2 years ago 29
i made the same mistake earlier
jurisprudence1972 2 years ago
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jurisprudence1972 2 years ago
I think comments should be disabled so all the politics can be discussed elsewhere
jurisprudence1972 2 years ago
agreed. It's ruining what is meant to be a simple video of a good theme
malgez 2 years ago
Great song.
Enfeeblement 2 years ago
I don't know what you're all blabbing about, I just want to say that this was the most moving movie I have ever seen. Just the fact that this theme sounds so peaceful brings out all the emotions again.
Nisshoku 2 years ago
The director really potray the real life of human being where suffering will never ends during war torn country-Bravo! Salute frm my bottom of my heart!
erstudios 2 years ago 2
It's cute when she's chasing the crab.
skinnerburgers 2 years ago 4
Hands down, this is the saddest and one of the most beautiful and devastating movies ever made. Makes me cry every time.
CrabWhaleAndMe 2 years ago 5
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FortuneCookez 2 years ago
I wonder how many Setsukos and Seita are there right in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq...I am sure there are. I pray for God to give them the strength to keep their chins above the water whatever the circumstances. :)
Doenitz79 2 years ago 48
@Doenitz79 You're absolutely right!
Erniethecatisawesom 1 year ago
this is one of the saddest movie of all time and its also my favorite movie of all time BEST MOVIE EVER/SAD
dbzleal18 2 years ago 5
I just watched this again and I thought...
Wait... Grave of the Fireflies is the end of it... there's not going to be any more of them like this...
Me just thinking that made me cry :3
Buskie1 2 years ago 3
i was crying my eyes out when i saw this movie. it's just so touching. i have seen a ton of WWII movies in my life, but this one is probably the one that's touched my heart the most.
4everasinger286 2 years ago 6