An Early Grave

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Grave of the Fireflies/Hotaru no haka (1988)
Dir: Isao Takahata
****

A remarkable anime achievement of one families tale of demise at the close of WWII. Damn depressing and you can be sure the grave reality is a much harsher picture than what this gives you. God bless the Human race, eh?