A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated
tale follows Seita (Tsutomu Tatsumi), a teenager charged with the care
of his younger sister, Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi), after an American
firebombing during World War II separates the two children from their
parents. Their tale of survival is as heartbreaking
as it is true to life. The siblings rely completely on each other and
struggle against all odds to stay together and stay alive.
